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US launches strikes on Iraq over drone attack blamed on Iran-aligned forces

US President Joe Biden has ordered strikes on several sites in Iraq [File: Alex Brandon/AP Photo]

The Iraqi government has condemned air strikes by the United States military on its territory as “hostile acts” after the Pentagon said it hit sites used by pro-Iran forces to target US forces.

The US strikes killed one member of the Iraqi security forces and wounded 18 people, including civilians, the government in Baghdad said on Tuesday, calling them an “unacceptable attack on Iraqi sovereignty” that would “harm bilateral relations”.

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