US Launches More Airstrikes in Iraq as Tensions Soar

The US launched another round of airstrikes in Iraq on Tuesday as tensions continue to soar in the region.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strikes targeted three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and other “Iranian-affiliated groups,” referring to Iraqi Shia militias.

A correspondent for Al Mayadeen said the strikes targeted positions of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in several areas. The PMF is a coalition of Iraqi militias that was formed in 2014 to fight ISIS and is part of Iraq’s security forces. The correspondent said strikes on Jurf al-Nasr, a town south of Baghdad, killed at least two people.