The U.S. retaliated against Iran-backed terror groups in Iraq Monday night (early Tuesday local time) after a drone attack on the Al-Harir airbase near the civilian airport in the northern Iraq city of Erbil earlier Monday injured three U.S. personnel, including one critically injured servicemember according to a statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. U.S. Central Command also issued a statement saying indications are that several terrorists were killed in the retaliatory airstrikes.
Video of damage from one of the U.S. airstrikes posted by reporter Steven Nabil, “One of the locations targeted by the U.S two hours ago in Hilla, Babel.”
One of the locations targeted by the U.S two hours ago in Hilla, Babel #Iraq pic.twitter.com/j1PUhFCbYi
— Steven Nabil (@thestevennabil) December 26, 2023