militia group. that group does have links directly to tehran. there are reports that this is the group responsible for a rocket attack at an iraqi base on friday that left one american contractor killed and four injured u.s. service members. according to the department of defense, two strikes took place in syria, three in iraq, targeting command locations and weapons facilities. reports from the ground do indicate there were casualties, and there are iraqis today in former leadership positions that are calling on the united states to cease operations in iraq. right now is a very interesting time for iraq because there are anti-government demonstrations continuing across the country that have taken place this fall and into the winter time, and additionally you have iran's presence across iraq. now, i do want to mention here secretary pompeo, secretary of state, mentioning earlier this month on twitter that if the iranian regime were to carry out any sort of proxy attacks