American forces conduct “precision defensive strikes” against five sites in Iraq and Syria, targeting Iran-backed Iraqi militia, the Defense Department says. The U.S. blames the militia for a rocket barrage that killed a U.S. defense contractor in Iraq.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for an attack that killed an American contractor, a Defense Department spokesman said Sunday.
The U.S. blames the militia for a rocket barrage Friday that killed a U.S. defense contractor at a military compound near Kirkuk, in northern Iraq.The Defense Department gave no details immediately on how the strikes were conducted. It said the U.S. hit three of the militia’s sites in Iraq and two in Syria, including weapon caches and the militia’s command and control bases.
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