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Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
US military formally denies American forces carried out attack in Iraq
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A screenshot of video from social media shows fire after a reported airstrike on a military base used by a coalition of pro-Iran militias in Iraq, early April 20, 2024. (X video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
WASHINGTON — The US military says its forces were not behind a reported strike on an Iraqi military base.
“The United States has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today,” US Central Command says on X, adding that reports American forces had carried out a strike are “not true.”
IRAQ: Massive explosion in Kalsu military camp in Babil, strikes targeted pro-Iran PMF. At least one killed, Israel suspected pic.twitter.com/BhSK2HT7tA
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) April 19, 2024
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