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Biden Orders Strikes on Iranian-Aligned Group After Three American Troops Injured in Drone Attack in Iraq

The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, under an umbrella of Iranian-backed militants, claims credit for the attack that utilized a one-way attack drone.

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President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, right, and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of Iraq at Tehran, November 6, 2023. Iranian Presidency Office via AP
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WASHINGTON — President Biden ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three American service members were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.

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