February 26, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9200
On Telegram, Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq React To U.S. Airstrike On Its Sites In Syria: Airstrike Took Place Inside Iraqi Borders, Against Legitimate Iraqi Forces, Iraqi Government Collaborated In Planning
February 26, 2021
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On February 26, 2021, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes authorized by President Joe Biden against facilities belonging to Iraqi militias, including Kata ib Hezbollah (KH) and Kata ib Sayyid Al-Shuhada, in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. The Pentagon said in a statement that the airstrikes were in response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq.[1]