The United States carried out two series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, in the first publicly reported U.S. responses in Iraq to dozens of recent attacks against troops in the region.

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U.S. forces carry out series of strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq

US jets strike Iran-backed forces in Iraq, killing 8, drawing Iraqi condemnation. Pentagon confirms 66 attacks on US forces since Oct. 7, resulting in 62 injuries. US had only responded with strikes in Syria to avoid inflaming tensions in Iraq.

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U.S. strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad

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The surge in attacks on American troops is linked to the latest war between Israel and Hamas.

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US conducts precision strikes in Iraq after attacks from Iran-backed groups

A U.S. gunship has struck back at Iran-linked militants who injured several U.S. troops in Iraq.

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US gunship strikes back at Iran-linked militants who injured several US troops in Iraq, officials say

It was the first time the United States has announced a strike on Iranian proxy forces in Iraq, in response to a spike in attacks on American personnel in the region.

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US forces carry out strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq

BAGHDAD: United States fighter jets struck two targets in Iraq early on Wednesday (Nov 22), killing eight pro-Iran fighters in retaliation for repeated attacks on American troops, US and Iraqi sources said. The twin strikes, which followed similar bombardment of Iran-backed forces on Tuesday,

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US strikes kill eight pro-Iran fighters in Iraq, angering Baghdad

U.S. forces Tuesday hit a militant base in Iraq with an AC-130 gunship after Iranian-backed groups attacked American troops in the country this week in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in the Middle East. U.S. Central Command said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the AC-130 strike resulted in several casualties. Officials said…

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US forces respond after attack at Iraq base, officials say

A U.S. soldiers stands on the tarmac before making his journey home from al-Asad airbase west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 1 , 2011. More than a decade later, and U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq have come under frequent attacks in October and November 2023 as tension boils in the Middle East with Israel's war against Hamas. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)            Khalid Mohammed/ASSOCIATED PRESS   US launches strikes targeting Iranian proxy facil…

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US launches strikes targeting Iranian proxy facilities in Iraq following ballistic missile attack

U.S. forces have carried out two series of strikes against Iran-backed forces and their facilities in Iraq since Monday, according to U.S. Central Command.
In a statement, the command said that U.S. fighter aircraft launched "precision strikes against two facilities in Iraq” during the early hours of Wednesday local time, which were “in direct response to attacks against U.S. and coalition forces by Iran and Iran-backed groups.”
The U.S. strikes…

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US Forces Strike Iran-Backed Group After Ballistic Missile Attack

After United States forces were attacked at an air base west of Baghdad, the US has responded with a series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants.

U.S. forces carry out series of strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq

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