The US army has reported that it carried out airstrikes on three services in western Iraq on Tuesday, concentrating on the Iranian-backed militant group Kataib Hezbollah. These strikes are the latest retaliatory actions following greater than 150 assaults on US forces in Iraq and Syria by militant teams since mid-October. There is growing fear that the US may change into concerned in one other battle within the Middle East because it offers help to Israel in its battle with Hamas, and to its European ally, Ukraine, in its protection towards Russian aggression. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb has extra data.
New Round of Middle East Strikes as First Ukraine Defense Contact Group of the New Year Starts
