Daily Mail: US releases searing footage of bombardment that killed 25 Iranian-backed militia in Iraq as Hezbollah vows 'very tough' retaliation
* Iraqi security and militia sources said at least 25 Kataib Hezbollah fighters were killed and at least 55 wounded following three bombardments in Iraq and another two in Syria on Sunday night
* Aerial footage was released of one of the strikes decimating targets in an attack branded 'terrorism' by Iran
* US officials blamed the group for a rocket attack two days earlier that killed a US civilian contractor and injured four US service members near Kirkuk, Iraq
* US Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the bombardments 'necessary' and 'successful'
Searing aerial footage has been released of US F-15 Strike Eagles decimating Iranian-backed militia targets last night in Iraq in retaliation for a rocket attack on an American contractor.
Iraqi security and militia sources said at least 25 Kataib Hezbollah fighters were killed and at least 55 wounded following three bombardments across the region on Sunday night. Another two strikes took place in Syria.
Iran condemned the attack as 'terrorism' while Kataib Hezbollah commander Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes said: 'The blood of the martyrs will not be in vain and our response will be very tough on the American forces in Iraq.'
Read more ....
More News On Iran And Iranian-Backed Militias Warning Of 'Consequences' After US Strikes In Iraq And Syria
Iran, Iraq governments condemn U.S. air strikes targeting Iraqi militia -- UPI
Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge to US airstrikes -- AP
Top Iraq militia chief warns of tough response to U.S. air strikes -- Reuters
Iranian-backed militia says US strikes killed 25, vow revenge -- The Hill
Iranian-backed Iraqi militia warns of ‘harsh reponse’ for deadly US airstrikes -- The Independent
Iran slams 'terrorist' raids by US on Shia militia in Iraq, Syria -- Al Jazeera
Tehran condemns US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria as act of terrorism -- The Guardian
Iran warns of 'consequences' after US strikes in Iraq and Syria -- CNN
Iraqi-US Ties in Jeopardy as Baghdad Blasts US Over Strikes on Shia Militia Group -- Sputnik
Who is Kataib Hezbollah, the group the US attacked in Iraq and Syria? -- Jerusalem Post
Factbox: Iran-backed paramilitary forces in Iraq under focus after U.S. strikes -- Reuters
