The US Air Force on Thursday raided several buildings at an unofficial border crossing between Syria and Iraq, through which Iranian-backed militias smuggle weapons and infiltrate Iraqi territory. According to American sources, seven 500-pound bombs were dropped. At least 17 people lost their lives, according to Reuters.
The strike was in retaliation for a rocket fire on Erbil Airport in northern Iraq on February 15, in which a Philippine contractor was killed and six other people, including a Louisiana National Guard soldier and four American contractors, were injured.
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The strike was in retaliation for a rocket fire on Erbil Airport in northern Iraq on February 15, in which a Philippine contractor was killed and six other people, including a Louisiana National Guard soldier and four American contractors, were injured.