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December 26, 2023

Baghdad Condemns U.S. Strikes on Northern Iraq, Says Civilians Among the Dead
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The Pentagon says it carried out three strikes on Iraqi territory early
today at President Biden's direction, in response to a drone attack on
an air base in Erbil that wounded three U.S. service members, one of
them critically. Iraq's government said the U.S. attacks killed one
member of the Iraqi security forces and wounded 18 people, including
civilians. It condemned the Pentagon's "unacceptable attack on Iraqi
sovereignty."

Meanwhile, Turkey's military launched airstrikes in northern Iraq and
Syria over the weekend targeting bases, shelters and oil facilities
operated by the Kurdish PKK militia. The attacks came after the Turkish
Defense Ministry said 12 of its soldiers were killed in northern Iraq in
battles with PKK fighters.


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