Iraqi PM slams ‘unjustified’ attack on paramilitary force, blames US-led coalition

Ambulances line up in front of a building used by the the Iraqi militia group Hezbollah al-Nujaba after it was hit by an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Ambulances line up in front of a building used by the the Iraqi militia group Hezbollah al-Nujaba after it was hit by an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq says that the US-led international coalition bears responsibility for an “unjustified” attack today on an Iraqi security force, according to the prime minister’s office.

“The attack is a dangerous escalation and a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty,” the office says.

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