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Hashd al-Shaabi chief says time for 'Iraqi response' to US drone strike
8 January 2020 10:49 GMT
A top commander in Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militia network said on Wednesday it was time for an "Iraqi response" to the US drone strike that killed the network's deputy chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
"That response will be no less than the size of the Iranian response. That is a promise," Qais al-Khazali, a Hashd commander, threatened in a tweet.
Iran launched missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops early on Wednesday in retaliation for last week's US drone strike that killed senior Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Muhandis.