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The United States They hit three websites that were used by Hezbollah and supported by other forcesIran In Iraq, in response to an attack that had taken place a few hours earlier against American personnel in Erbil. According to Iraqi security sources, the number is one dead and 24 injured. “The military conducted necessary and proportionate strikes against three facilities used by Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq,” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.
Three Americans were injured in the attack on Erbil, one of them seriously The raids were “in response to a series of attacks against American personnel in Iraq and Syria carried out this morning by Iran-backed militias, including Kata'ib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, against Erbil Air Base,” Austin said . The Hezbollah Brigades, or Kataib Hezbollah, has been designated a “terrorist organization” by the U.S. State Department since 2009. Three US personnel were injured in the attack in Erbil, one of them seriously, said Adrienne Watson, spokeswoman for the Hezbollah Council. White House National Security.
The escalation after the start of the war between Hamas and Israel The attack was carried out with an explosive drone and was claimed by Iraq's Islamic Resistance Group, a coalition of fighters from several pro-Iran armed groups also linked to the Popular Mobilization Forces. Rallies by pro-Iranian groups against American troops have increased in Iraq and Syria since the war between Hamas and Israel began on October 7. One hundred and three of them have been identified by Washington since October 17, the majority of whom claim to be the Islamic Resistance in Iraq group, which denounces American support for Israel. About 2,500 American troops are stationed in Iraq and 900 in Syria as part of a system designed to combat a possible resurgence of ISIS.