New strike targets former paramilitaries in western Iraq: Security official

A new strike in western Iraq targeted the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi, a security official said Wednesday, a day after a similar attack killed 15 Iraqi fighters.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Two missiles were fired from a fighter jet” at the same base in Anbar province that was struck on Tuesday, the official said.Tuesday’s strike -- the deadliest in Iraq since the start of the Middle East war -- prompted the government to grant former paramilitaries within the official armed forces a “right to respond” to any attack against them.Read more:US sent Iran 15-point plan aimed at ending the Middle East warPakistan offers to host peace talks to end US-Israeli war on IranWhite House describes US-Iran talks situation as ‘fluid’

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