A plane takes off from an unidentified location, as the US launches airstrikes on targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in the screen grab from a handout video released on Friday. Reuters Photo
Cairo, February 3
16 people were killed, including civilians, and 25 injured in overnight US airstrikes on pro-Iran targets in Iraq, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office said on Saturday.
In a statement, it condemned the strikes as a ‘new aggression against Iraq’s sovereignty’ and denied that they were coordinated by the Baghdad government beforehand with Washington, calling such assertions ‘lies’.
The presence of the US-led military coalition in the region ‘has become a reason for threatening security and stability in Iraq and a justification for involving Iraq in regional and international conflicts,’ the statement added.
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