US Strikes Back in Iraq After 3 Troops Injured in Multiple Attacks

Earlier on Monday, a one-way drone targeted a U.S. base in Iraq, where American forces are stationed, leaving one U.S. soldier in critical condition.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, at the Pentagon in Washington, on Nov. 22, 2023. Cliff Owen/AP Photo

U.S. military forces executed strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq on Monday in response to multiple attacks against coalition forces in Iraq and Syria that injured three U.S. troops.

Under the command of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), the U.S. military airstrikes targeted facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and its affiliated groups in Iraq at 8:45 p.m. EST on Dec. 25.