Iraq, US-led Coalition Deny Reports of US Airstrike Against Iran-Backed Militia Near Baghdad

Iranian demonstrators hold up mobile phones showing the picture of the late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, during a protest against the killing of Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in front of United Nations office in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 3, 2020. (Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

Iraq and the U.S.-led coalition denied reports of fresh airstrikes near Baghdad late Jan. 3.

Reuters, Newsweek, and The Associated Press were among the news agencies to report that airstrikes on Friday night hit an Iraqi militia convoy north of Baghdad, killing at least six people.