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US military official confirms ‘self-defense strike’ in Iraq in which 5 said killed
Illustrative: US Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with the Iraqi army, south of Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 23, 2017. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
A “self-defense strike” was carried out in northern Iraq against a drone launch site, a US military official says, after an air strike killed five pro-Iranian paramilitary operatives there.
“A self-defense strike was carried out on a drone staging site,” the official says on condition of anonymity. It took place “in the vicinity of Kirkuk” and targeted “an imminent threat,” he adds.
