Washington 0
12 January 2020

Eight rockets targeted Balad air base, injuring four Iraqi military personnel. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo said he was “outraged” by the news, and urged the Iraqi government “to hold those responsible for this attack on the Iraqi people accountable”. He further asserted that “these continued violations of Iraq’s sovereignty by groups not loyal to the Iraqi government must end”.

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