US: Attacks on American Troops in Iraq 'Will Not Be Tolerated'
By VOA News March 16, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Iraqi Prime Minister Abdel Abdul Mahdi Monday that those responsible for a deadly attack on a military base last week must be held accountable.
"Discussed the deadly attacks on #Iraq's Camp Taji military base with Prime Minister @AdilAbdAlMahdi. These actions will not be tolerated and the groups responsible must be held accountable by the Government of Iraq," Pompeo tweeted Monday.
Two American service members and a British medic were killed when Iraqi base Camp Taji came under a rocket attack last Wednesday. At least fourteen others were injured.
U.S. retaliatory strikes late Thursday and early Friday hit five weapons depots of the Iranian-backed group Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq.
The commander who oversees U.S. operations in the Middle East warned that the threat from Iran and its proxies "remains high."
In a statement, the Pentagon described the strikes in Iraq as "defensive" and "proportional."
Iraq's Joint Operations Command called the U.S. strikes a "blatant attack" in a tweet Friday.
Cindy Saine contributed to this report.
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