Biden Admin Walks Back Claim It Notified Iraq of Strikes; Civilian Deaths Reported

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry condemned the ‘American aggression that targeted Iraqi security forces as well as civilian sites.’

The headquarters of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) paramilitaries in Baghdad on Jan. 4, 2024. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration said on Feb. 5 it did not inform Iraqi leadership that it would bomb targets in the nation as part of its retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members.

White House officials previously told reporters Iraq had been notified of the strikes but changed that position after Iraqi officials accused the United States of killing civilians.