U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stopped short of blaming… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump authorizes response following Iraqi military camp rocket attack

One British and two American personnel were killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials, who cautioned the death toll may rise given the severity of some of the injuries, said… Read More One British, two U.S. personnel dead following rocket attack on military camp in Iraq