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U.S. Foils Drone Strike On Troops In Iraq; Attack Hours After Gaza Hospital Bombing Transcript
U.S. Foils Terror Attack On Its Troops In Iraq.
Iraqi Militants against U.S.’ support to Israel. First such attach on U.S. troops hours after Gaza
Hospital bombing. The United States Thwarted a terrorist attack on its troops deployed in Iraq. U.S.
Military said it eliminated two drones before they could strike Al-Asad Airbase. U.S. has 2500 troops
in Iraq to assist local forces in combating the Islamic state. Last week, an Iraqi armed group
threatened U.S. for backing Israel amid war with Hamas. The Militant group had said that it would
hit U.S. interests with missiles. This was the first such attack bid on U.S. troops in Iraq in more than a
year. This comes hours after a hospital in Gaza was bombed, killing over 500 Palestinians. The U.S.
has been on heightened alert after the threat by Iran backed terror group.
Anger in Iraq Against U.S.
Tensions are already running high in Iraq over Israel’s relentless bombing in Gaza. Iraq’s top Shiite
cleric called on the world to stand up to the “terrible brutality” in Gaza. Armed faction Kataib
Hezbollah has accused the U.S. of backing Israel in killing civilians. Dozens of pro-Palestine Iraqi
supporters also protested against Gaza Hospital killings. Demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. and anti-
Israeli slogans and tried to storm the U.S. embassy.
U.S. Pledges All-Out Support To Israel.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden is in Israel to extend support to Israel. U.S. President Biden gave
clean chit to Israel in the Gaza Hospital bombing case. In an apparent reference to Islamic jihad,
Biden said it was done by other groups’. Israel is Washington’s closest ally in the Middle East, which
also gets U.S. Defence aid. After Hamas’ Oct 7 attack, the U.S. rushed needed munitions, air defence
system to Israel.
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