“Earlier this evening, the US launched defensive point strikes against Kataib Hezbollah targets in Iraq. These strikes were aimed at five warehouses with weapons, ”the department said.
Previously, the Pentagon reported that during the shelling of Mount Taji’s military base on Wednesday, March 11, two US soldiers and another military of the country participating in the Washington-led international anti-terrorist coalition were killed in Iraq.
After that, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the United States was exploring the possibility of a military response.
U.S. leader Donald Trump has blamed Iran for attacking Al-Taji base.