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Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group attend the funeral of a fighter with the Kataib Hezbollah, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 25, 2024. | Hadi Mizban/AP
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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/alexander-ward" target="_top">Alexander Ward</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The U.S. military carried out a drone strike in Iraq on Wednesday targeting members of an Iranian-backed militia group, two U.S. officials told POLITICO.</p>
<p class="story-text__paragraph ">Both officials, granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive operation, couldn’t immediately confirm if any of the targets had been killed.</p>
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The attack on the Kataib Hezbollah fighters in eastern Baghdad was part of the Biden administration’s retaliation for the killing of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan on Jan. 28.</p>


The attack on the Kataib Hezbollah fighters in eastern Baghdad was part of the Biden administration's retaliation for the killing of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan on Jan. 28.{ai:summary}<p>US military conducted a drone strike targeting Iranian-backed militia in Iraq. Retaliation for killing of 3 US soldiers. Unclear if targets were killed. #military</p>

US targets Iran-backed militia members in drone attack

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