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US notified Iraq before strikes, aims to avoid war with Iran, White House says
2 February 2024 23:23 GMT
The White House said that the United States had notified Iraq prior to Friday's strikes on three locations within the country.
This announcement came shortly after Iraq's military criticised the strikes as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.
"We did inform the Iraqi government prior to the strikes," White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.
He added that the US believes the strikes were successful and that they do not know how many fighters were killed or wounded.
According to Kirby, the US is not looking for war with Iran and that there has been no communication with Iran since the attack that killed three US troops in Jordan.