Amid Deadly Protests, Embattled Iraqi Government Condemns US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Forces

Amid Deadly Protests, Embattled Iraqi Government Condemns US Air Strikes on Iran-Backed Forces
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi speaks during a symbolic funeral ceremony in Baghdad on October 23, 2019. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP Via Getty Images
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BAGHDAD—After resigning last month, outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned U.S. air strikes on bases of Iranian-backed militia in Iraq.

The U.S. military carried out air strikes on Sunday against the Kataib Hezbollah militia, which it considers a terrorist group, in response to the killing of a U.S. civilian contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base, officials said.