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Iraq Condemns U.S. After Drone Strike in Baghdad [1]

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Date: 2024-01-04

A U.S. Special Operations drone strike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a senior figure in an Iran-linked militant group that is part of Iraq’s security apparatus, drawing sharp criticism from the Iraqi government, as well as allied groups.

The Pentagon acknowledged responsibility for the strike, saying in a statement that U.S. forces had taken “necessary and proportionate action,” adding that the attack “was taken in self-defense” and that no civilians had been harmed.

A missile fired by the drone struck a vehicle carrying three men near the logistics headquarters for the 12th brigade of the group, Harakat al-Nujaba, killing a brigade commander known as Abu Taqwa and two others, according to Iraqi security officials. The group, closely linked to Iran, was designated as a global terrorist organization by the State Department in 2019.

Nujaba, however, has remained part of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella organization that is in turn part of the government’s broader security forces.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/world/middleeast/us-drone-strike-baghdad-iraq.html

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