Iraqi military spokesperson General Yahya Rasulsaid the US airstrikes on Iraqi territory were “unacceptable acts that undermine long-standing cooperation.”U.S. military by order of the president joe bidentonight carried out a series of attacks against three locations in Iraq used by the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah. Raoul said the U.S. actions were a “blatant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty” and irresponsible at a time when the region faces the risk of escalating conflict due to clashes between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This could lead to serious escalation.” As the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austindescribed the U.S. strikes as “a direct response to recent attacks against U.S. service members in Iraq and Syria,” and said Washington officials “will not hesitate to use our military to protect our forces and our interests in the region.” We will take further measures,” he added.
At least two U.S. service members were injured in last Saturday’s attack., On January 20, rockets and missiles were fired at al-Asad air base in western Iraq, in what Washington sources said was an attack attributed to Iranian-backed militias. The New York Times recalls that this was the 140th attack by US forces in the region in the past three months, including 57 in Iraq and 83 in Syria. At least 70 U.S. soldiers were injured in these attacks, most with only minor injuries. Saturday’s attack, which occurred at around 18:30 pm local time, was deemed the most “severe” attack to date and left one Iraqi soldier injured. At least 10 rockets and seven short-range ballistic missiles were fired against the al-Asad base, two of which managed to break through the barrage of air defense systems.
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