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Iraqi Politicians Condemn US Strike on Pro-Iran Shi'ite Militia

Edward Yeranian

   CAIRO - Multiple Iraqi politicians condemned U.S. airstrikes on the
   pro-Iranian Shi'ite Kataib Hezbollah militia Sunday, which left 25 dead
   and over 50 wounded, according to Iraqi government TV. Local reports
   say the group is becoming increasingly unpopular with large segments of
   the Iraqi public. Iraq's Parliament met Monday to debate the U.S.'s
   action, but failed to muster a quorum.

   Amateur video showed survivors of the U.S. airstrike on the pro-Iranian
   Kataib Hezbollah picking through the rubble and gathering the remains
   of victims killed in the strike Sunday. Iraqi government media reported
   that 25 people died, including three Iranian officers.

   On social media, pro-Iranian Shiite groups spread photos of militia
   fighters killed in the raid, calling them martyrs.

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