Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Pro-Iranian militias strike a US base with missiles. A civilian contractor is killed and several soldiers, including an American, are wounded. After an investigation conducted with Iraqi support, ten days later the United States responds by bombing 11 targets, buildings, and trucks in Al-Qa’im, Syria, loaded with munitions and explosives, on the Iraqi border along the Euphrates River. These targets are linked to pro-Iranian militias.
