The U.S. retaliates against a 'surprise attack' by Iran in Jordan
Mourners carry the bodies of members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were killed earlier in Diyala in central Iraq by U.S.-Saudi strikes, during the funeral in Baghdad, on Wednesday. Murtadha Ridha/AFP via Getty Images hide caption AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S. military said it launched a "heavy wave" of airstrikes in Iran Thursday against military command centers and missile facilities. Iran says a residential building was also hit, killing two children. The U.S. strikes were in retaliation for what U.S.
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Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption The paramilitary groups are officially part of Iraqi government security forces, but some of the most powerful militias are beyond government control. 1 dead — earlier in Diyala in Prime Minister Zaidi appeared to have canceled a planned trip to Saudi Arabia after the attacks.
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Mourners carry the bodies of members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were killed earlier in Diyala in central Iraq by U.S.-Saudi strikes, during the funeral in Baghdad, on Wednesday. Murtadha Ridha/AFP via Getty Images hide caption AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S. military said it launched a "heavy wave" of airstrikes in Iran Thursday against military command centers and missile facilities. Iran says a residential building was also hit, killing two children. The U.S. strikes were in retaliation for what U.S.
