US Launches Strikes, Taking Direct Aim At Iranian Proxies In Iraq

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups gather in Baghdad's Tahrir Square to watch a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, November 3, 2023.
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups gather in Baghdad's Tahrir Square to watch a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, November 3, 2023.

After weeks of drone and rocket attacks against US troops in Iraq and Syria, the United States carried out a series of strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militants.