US aircraft opened fire on an armory Shia "Kata'ib Hezbollah" in Iraq after the bombing of the US base, "Al-Taji".
It is reported by CBS TV channel, citing its own sources in the White House. US Air Force inflicted pinpoint strikes on weapons caches "Kataib Hezbollah". According to the Pentagon, were attacked five objects with weapons.
US will not tolerate attacks against our people, our interests and our allies, - said the head of the Pentagon's Mark Esper.
The reason for this was the recent attack on the US base "Al-Taji," in the north of Baghdad, where trained Iraqi military instructors from the international coalition, and placed US forces. Two US soldiers were killed in the shelling and one British soldier. About 12 people from among the personnel of the coalition suffered.
The American military presence for decades does not leave the territory of the Middle East, with the result that began to grow rapidly terrorism and extremism in the region. US forces intended to destabilize the situation, collaborating with terrorist organizations. Iraqi authorities and neighboring states are tired of the constant conflicts, provoked Washington. In January of this year they have demanded the withdrawal of US troops from the region.
