USA, in a retaliation move, attacked five sites in Iraq and Syria of Shiite-Muslim-backed Kataib Hezbollah group, killing 25 people and injuring several others. Attack on these facilities, allegedly backed by Iran, was to cripple the organisation’s capacity to demolish American troops and shelter. Iraqi Prime Minister has termed this as ‘a treacherous stab in the back‘.
Crux of the Matter
The retaliation of USA comes after Kataib Hezbollah (KH) bulldozed American military’s facilities and injured their army personnel.
Of the five targeted sites of the Shia-backed KH, three were in Iraq and two in Syria. All the sites were being used as weapon storage facilities and as control centres to carry out attacks on coalition forces fighting the IS.
The air-strike from the F-15 Strike Eagle jet killed at least 25 and injured several.
“Iraq was informed only 30 minutes prior to the attack. These strikes are like a treacherous stab in the back.” said Iraqi spokesman.
Prime Minister of Iraq said, “We have already confirmed our rejection of any unilateral action by coalition forces or any other forces inside Iraq. We consider it a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and a dangerous escalation that threatens the security of Iraq and the region,”.
The tense situation between USA and Iran has many a times culminated into drone strikes and attacks from both ends.
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USA – Iran Ties – Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated in May 2019, with the U.S. deploying more military assets to the Persian Gulf region after receiving intelligence reports of an alleged “campaign” by Iran and its “proxies” to threaten U.S. forces and Strait of Hormuz oil shipping. American officials pointed to threats against commercial shipping and potential attacks by militias with Iranian ties on American troops in Iraq while also citing intelligence reports that included photographs of missiles on dhows and other small boats in the Persian Gulf, supposedly put there by Iranian paramilitary forces. More Info
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