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Iraq Condemns U.S. Airstrikes Against Iranian-Backed Militia

The Iraqi government has condemned the strikes as an attack on Iraqi sovereignty. The militia says at least 25 of its fighters were killed. Iraq said it would summon the U.S. ambassador.

After the U.S. launched a series of airstrikes inside Iraq and Syria on an Iranian-backed militia, the Iraqi government has condemned the strikes as an attack on its sovereignty and said it would summon the U.S. ambassador. The U.S. launched the attack following a rocket strike Friday, attributed to the Kataeb Hezbollah militia, that killed a U.S. military contractor working with Iraqi and U.S. forces.

The KH militia, which is

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