{"id":151249,"date":"2023-12-26T09:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=151249"},"modified":"2023-12-26T08:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T13:19:57","slug":"the-u-s-military-retaliates-against-iran-back-militias-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=151249","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Military retaliates against Iran back militias in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Military-training-in-neighborhood-03.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Iran-affiliated terror group launched a drone attack on a military base in Iraq. The attack wounded three U.S. military personnel; one of them is in critical condition. The retaliatory attacks were against targets inside Iraq, resulting in the Iraq side&#8217;s criticizing the U.S. action. Three sites were attacked, the Iraqis claimed that one militant died and up to 18 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From CBS News:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to U.S. Central Command, the retaliatory strikes on the three sites, all located in Iraq, were conducted at 8:45 p.m. Eastern Time and &#8220;likely killed a number of Kataib Hezbollah militants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No civilians were believed to have been wounded or killed, CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n<p>Iraqi officials said the U.S. strikes killed one militant and injured 18, the Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n<p>Baghdad denounced the U.S. strikes as a &#8220;hostile act,&#8221; the AFP news agency reports. The government called them an &#8220;unacceptable attack on Iraqi sovereignty&#8221; that damaged relations between Iraq and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>There have been dozens of attacks by Iranian-backed militias targeting U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria since the violent Oct. 7 terrorist assault on Israel by Hamas &#8212; a group that U.S. officials have long said receives financial and material support from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>And in response, U.S. forces have conducted several rounds of strikes on what defense officials say are Iran-linked weapons facilities and Iran-backed fighters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>CBS News has additional information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/drone-attack-iraq-military-base-3-u-s-service-members-wounded-kataib-hezbollah-retaliatory-strikes\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Iran-affiliated terror group launched a drone attack on a military base in Iraq. 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