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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/Pslexpert on 2023-10-18 08:09:14.
The U.S. military thwarted an attack targeting its forces in Iraq early on Wednesday, intercepting two drones before they could strike
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us-says-thwarts-drone-attack-its-troops-iraq-2023-10-18/
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The officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, declined to say who was suspected of the attack but Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups amid soaring tension in the region over the Israel-Hamas war.
Last week, Iraqi armed groups aligned with Iran threatened to target U.S. interests with missiles and drones if Washington intervened to support Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
The attack came hours after a strike on a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of Palestinians, raising the stakes for U.S. President Joe Biden as he flies to Israel on Wednesday to signal support for its war against Hamas.
Kataib Hezbollah, a powerful armed faction with close ties to Iran, said that the United States, which is supporting Israel in “killing innocent people”, should leave Iraq.
Dozens of members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), the state paramilitary organisation that contains many Iran-backed factions, took to the streets on Tuesday to condemn the hospital attack.
A Reuters witness said that some of the protesters tried to cross the bridge that leads to the fortified Green Zone - home to the U.S. embassy and other missions in Baghdad - but were blocked by the security forces.
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