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The Iraqi government, supported by pro-Tehran factions, decried an "aggression". It accused a US-led international coalition but stopped short of pinning the blame on Washington, as regional tensions soar amid the Israel-Hamas war.
"A drone targeted the logistical support headquarters of Hashed al-Shaabi," mainly pro-Iranian former paramilitary units integrated into the Iraqi armed forces, said the security official.
The strike killed "two members and wounded seven others", said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A Hashed source, also asking not to be named, confirmed the death toll and charged that the United States was behind the attack.
Harakat al-Nujaba, one of the Hashed's factions, said in a statement that "the deputy commander of operations for Baghdad, Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi", had been "martyred in a US strike".
It came amid heightened regional tensions since war broke out between US ally Israel and Iran-backed Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the Palestinian group's deadly October 7 attack.
There was no immediate comment from US officials, whose forces in Iraq and neighbouring Syria have faced a surge in attacks since the start of the Gaza war.
Videos shared on a Telegram channel linked to the Hashed showed columns of smoke rising above the area of the strike on Baghdad's Palestine street, normally a bustling commercial road.
@MandrillLunaGreen5mos5MO
Wait, the US is shooting things in Iraq again, and this time Colin Powell didn't even have to lie to the UN?
@NomineeBaboonRepublican5mos5MO
Where are the war powers? We all know Biden doesn’t know what’s happening
@MandrillLunaGreen5mos5MO
Eyes on this.
Hope it does not keep escalating and getting more complicated.
@DebonairPepperSocialist5mos5MO
Wait... I must have missed the Congressional declaration of war against the sovereign country of Iraq? Business as usual for the empire.
@9HV954Y5mos5MO
This is just insane to me, we should have peace and feel safe in our own country
@9HV9R7TWomen’s Equality 5mos5MO
I think the same, i don't undestand how some people would rather fight than to have peace
@9HVHTLF5mos5MO
I believe that one is the most important, because it involves an incident that could definitely come back to negatively affect the U.S. in the future.
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
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