OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundHabbaniyah, Anbar, Iraq
Airstrike on Iraqi military clinic in Anbar kills seven troops
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- Local time
- 11:39 AM in Baghdad
- Where
- Habbaniyah, Anbar, Iraq
Iraq's Defense Ministry said an airstrike followed by aircraft cannon fire hit the Habbaniyah military clinic in Anbar province, killing seven service members and wounding 13; it did not name the attacker. An Iraqi police source told Al Jazeera the strike targeted positions of the Popular Mobilization Forces, and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered the U.S. charge d'affaires summoned and a complaint filed with the UN Security Council.
Why it matters
The strike came a day after a deadlier attack on the same base that the PMF blamed on the U.S., and Baghdad's decision to grant the PMF a right to respond makes Iraq a growing second front between U.S. forces and Iran-aligned groups.
Sources (3)
- Associated Pressapnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
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