Tension As US Hits Pro-Iran Group In Iraq

Baghdad warns that such attacks infringe upon Iraq's sovereignty and are deemed unacceptable under any circumstances or justification’

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US airstrikes targeting a pro-Iranian group in Iraq on Tuesday claimed at least one life, drawing an angry response from Baghdad as regional tensions spike amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The United States has repeatedly targeted sites used by Iran and its proxy forces in Iraq and Syria in response to dozens of attacks on American and allied forces in the region since the October 7 outbreak of the war.

Yet another rocket barrage was fired later on Tuesday morning at US and allied forces in Syria, at an American patrol base in Al-Shaddadi, but without causing casualties or damage, said a US military official.

Iraq condemned as "a clear hostile act" the US strikes, saying they had killed one member of the security forces and wounded 18 other people, including civilians. In a statement, it warned that such attacks "infringe upon Iraq's sovereignty and are deemed unacceptable under any circumstances or justification".