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US ‘assessing’ responsibility, response over Iraq rocket attack

2021-03-04 08:49:17       source:The Aljazeera

March 3, 2021


A United States contractor died Wednesday when at least 10 rockets slammed into an airbase housing US and other coalition troops in western Iraq and the US is assessing whether a further response is warranted, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.


“We are still assessing the impact of this latest rocket attack, including determining precise attribution,” Psaki said at a daily press briefing.


Psaki responded to questions about planned action by saying the recent bombing by the US of Iran-aligned militias “was calculated proportionate and fully covered by legal authorities.”


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