US President Biden Orders Strike On Iranian-Aligned Group After 3 US Troops Injured In Drone Attack In Iraq
President Joe Biden answers a reporter's question as he walks from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, Dec. 20, 2023, in Washington. Biden ordered retaliatory strikes Monday, Dec. 25, against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in Northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
The Hill: Biden orders strikes on Iranian group in Iraq after 3 US service members wounded
President Biden ordered strikes on three locations in Iraq after three U.S. service members were wounded, one critically, in an attack early Christmas morning credited to a militia group backed by Iran.
In a statement Monday, National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Biden directed the strikes against three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, which claimed credit for the initial attack against U.S. personnel.
The groups, the U.S. said, are all connected to Iran.
The attack was carried out by a one-way attack drone, according to the statement, which said the three locations were “focused specifically on unmanned aerial drone activities.”
The statement said Biden ordered the retaliatory strikes after learning of the attack that wounded the U.S. service members.
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US President Biden Orders Strike On Iranian-Aligned Group After 3 US Troops Injured In Drone Attack In Iraq
Biden Orders Strike on Iranian-Aligned Group After 3 US Troops Injured in Drone Attack in Iraq -- AP
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