6:27
- ABC News
- March 14, 2020
3 US troops wounded in new rocket attack in Iraq
It is unclear if Saturday's attack will lead to additional U.S. military action.
6:27
The Pentagon has blamed the militia group, Kata'ib Hizbollah (KH), for more than a dozen rocket attacks in the last six months that have targeted U.S. military facilities in Iraq.
A rocket attack in December that killed an American contractor triggered a series of events that almost led the U.S. and Iran to the brink of war.
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More than a dozen 107-millimeter rockets were fired at Camp Taji on Wednesday, not only killing the three coalition members but also wounding 14 other personnel.
That attack led to the U.S. retaliatory airstrikes that targeted five weapons depots belonging to KH that housed weapons similar to the ones used in the deadly attack.
\"We're not going to tolerate these direct attacks on American or coalition service members, and we're willing and able to respond,\" Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters on Friday.
He added, \"What should now be obvious to everyone is you're not going to be able to fire those at a U.S. or coalition base, hurt or kill our people, and escape unscathed.\"
The Iraqi government said later that five Iraqi security forces were also killed in the attack.
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McKenzie also warned Iran and its proxy groups to not respond to the airstrikes with new attacks \"that would endanger U.S. and coalition forces or our partners.\"
\"U.S. Central Command is well-postured to defend our forces around the region, and to respond to any further aggression against our forces,\" he said..
It is unclear if Saturday's attack will lead to additional U.S. military action against KH.
In his statement, Hoffman cited Defense Secretary Mark Esper's comments from earlier this week.
\"You cannot attack and wound American Service Members [sic] and get away with it, we will hold them to account,\" he said.
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