U.S. hits pro-Iran group with deadly strikes in Iraq, Syria

US STRIKES. In this file photo taken on May 31, 2019 Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Iran-backed armed group, Hezbollah brigades, march during a military parade marking Al-Quds International Day in Baghdad. The US bombed the headquarters of the group in Iraq and Syria, according to the Pentagon, after a series of attacks in Iraq against American interests. File photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP

The US strikes, which also hit Syria, came after a barrage of 30 or more rockets was fired on Friday, December 27, at the K1 Iraqi military base in Kirkuk, an oil-rich region north of Baghdad, killing a US civilian contractor and wounding 4 US service members as well as Iraqi security forces. The strikes against 3 locations in Iraq and two in Syria"will degrade KH's ability to conduct future attacks" against coalition forces, the statement added.

Another powerful pro-Iran faction, Assaib Ahl al-Haq – whose leaders were recently hit with US sanctions – called for Americans to withdraw from Iraq. Friday's attack on the K1 base in Kirkuk involved a direct hit on an ammunition depot caused secondary explosions, and 4 more rockets were found in their tubes in a truck at the launch point, according to a US official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Protesters, many of whom grew up in the post-Saddam era, have vented their anger at a government they consider inept, corrupt and beholden to Iran.

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