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Iraq condemns 'treacherous' US strikes against Iran-backed militia

US airstrikes struck a civilian airport in Karbala in what the Pentagon said was an operation targeting weapons storage facilities belonging to an Iran-backed Shiite militia group blamed for the recent attack on an Iraqi base housing US and coalition troops.
A worker checks the damages at a civilian airport under construction which, according to Iraqi religious authorities, was hit by a U.S. air strike, in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala, Iraq March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2ZIF9V7W4S

Retaliatory airstrikes carried out by the United States against Iran-backed militias in Iraq on Thursday struck a civilian airport in Karbala, according to Iraqi defense officials and religious authorities, who say one civilian was killed in the attack. And on Friday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamad Alhakim summoned the US and UK ambassadors over "the recent American aggression," according to a ministry statement.

The Pentagon said the overnight strikes targeted weapons storage facilities belonging to Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shiite militia group US defense officials blame for Wednesday’s deadly attack on an Iraqi base housing US and coalition troops. 

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