Iraq condemned the killing of the commander of a pro-Iranian militia in a US drone strike in the capital Baghdad. A military spokesman said these were carried out "without regard for the lives of civilians or international law" The US military responded again with a counterstrike in Iraq around a week and a half after the fatal attack on US soldiers in Jordan.
Abu Bakir al-Saadi was killed. According to US information, he was responsible for "direct planning and participation in attacks on US forces in the region"