The massive barrage of strikes hit more than 85 targets at seven locations, including command and control headquarters, intelligence centers, rockets and missiles, drone and ammunition storage sites, and other facilities that were connected to the resistance.
Iraqi military accused Washington of violating the country’s sovereignty.
“These strikes constitute a violation of Iraqi sovereignty, an undermining of the efforts of the Iraqi government, and a threat that will drag Iraq and the region into undesirable consequences, the consequences of which will be dire for security and stability in Iraq and the region,” Yahya Rasool was quoted as saying by the Iraqi News Agency.
The White House has claimed it informed Iraq before it carried out its air strikes.
“We did inform the Iraqi government prior to the strikes,” White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters in a press briefing on Friday. 204
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