The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said the United States apologized for the strike on its territory. On February 3, Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi said that US airstrikes in western Iraq had killed at least 16 people, including civilians.
The US Embassy in Baghdad was given a note of protest in connection with the act of aggression against Iraqi civilian and military targets. The U.S. did not warn Baghdad about the attack on Iraqi security forces, said Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum.