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Biden's airstrikes fail to halt cycle of militia violence in Iraq

The Pentagon says it is taking a recent spate of drone and rocket attacks "deadly seriously."

Anbar attack aftermath
A member of the Iraqi security forces walks past a destroyed vehicle that had been carrying rockets amid sacks of flour in the al-Baghdadi district of Anbar province on July 8, 2021. Fourteen rockets were fired on July 7 at an air base hosting US troops in Anbar, causing minor injuries to two personnel, the coalition said. The rockets "landed on the base & perimeter" of al-Assad base, the coalition spokesman tweeted, adding that local homes and a mosque were also damaged. Iraqi security forces said the rocket launcher had been hidden inside a truck carrying bags of flour. — AYMAN HENNA/AFP via Getty Images

Pentagon officials are monitoring the situations in Iraq and Syria with “great concern” after at least five rocket and drone attacks targeted sites used by US personnel in the two countries this week.

“You’ve seen us retaliate appropriately when that safety and security has been threatened,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday.

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