Airstrike On Shared Base Complicates US Iraq Relations
A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II airstrike on a shared military base in western Iraq killed seven Iraqi soldiers and wounded 13 others, prompting a diplomatic confrontation. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said the strike targeted a military clinic and an engineering unit, and the US denied targeting Iraqi forces, saying such claims are categorically false. The incident has sparked a formal protest from Baghdad, which has also announced it will file a complaint with the UN Security Council. The development was first reported by AeroTime.