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US: Attacks on American Troops in Iraq 'Will Not Be Tolerated'

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   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Iraqi Prime Minister Abdel
   Abdul Mahdi Monday that those responsible for adeadlyattack on a
   military base last week must be held accountable.

   "Discussed the deadly attacks on #Iraq's CampTajimilitary base with
   Prime Minister@AdilAbdAlMahdi. These actions will not be tolerated and
   the groups responsible must be held accountable by the Government of
   Iraq," Pompeo tweeted Monday.

     Discussed the deadly attacks on [1]#Iraq's Camp Taji military base
     with Prime Minister [2]@AdilAbdAlMahdi . These actions will not be
     tolerated and the groups responsible must be held accountable by the
     Government of Iraq.
     -- Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) [3]March 16, 2020

   Two American service members and a British medic were killed when Iraqi
   base CampTajicame under a rocket attack last Wednesday. At least
   fourteen others were injured.

   U.S. retaliatory strikes late Thursday and early Friday hit five
   weapons depots of the Iranian-backed groupKataibHezbollah in Iraq.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iraq?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/AdilAbdAlMahdi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1239534319288410115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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