U.S. Walks Back Assertion It Gave Iraq Advance Warning of Air Strikes

Hashd al-Shaabi Media Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe U.S. did not notify the Iraqi government before it launched a barrage of retaliatory air strikes on Friday, contrary to an earlier statement by the White House which claimed that it did, according to the Biden Administration.The strikes, which leveled dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria, were conducted in response to a Jan. 28 drone attack in Jordan that left three U.S. service members dead. In a Friday call with reporters, Nat

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