Reuters: U.S. strike kills militia leader blamed for Iraq attacks - U.S. official
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out a retaliatory strike in Baghdad on Thursday that killed a militia leader it blames for recent attacks on U.S. personnel, a U.S. official told Reuters.
Iraqi police sources and witnesses said a drone fired at least two rockets in eastern Baghdad at a facility used by the Iraqi militia group al-Nujaba'a.
Police and militia sources said the rockets hit a vehicle inside the Nujaba'a headquarters and killed four people, including a local group commander and one of his aides. Health sources confirmed the death toll.
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WNU Editor: The Iraqi government has responded .... Iraq Condemns U.S. After Drone Strike in Baghdad (DNYUZ/New York Times).
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