US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: NYTimes
Author: Julian E Barnes
30 Dec 2019
U.S. Launches Attacks on Iranian-Backed Forces in Iraq and Syria
The United States military on Sunday struck five targets in Iraq and Syria controlled by an Iranian-backed paramilitary group, in response to a rocket attack on Friday that killed an American contractor, the Pentagon said. The airstrikes, carried out by Air Force F-15E fighter planes, hit three locations in Iraq and two in Syria, all controlled by the paramilitary group, Kataib Hezbollah.