State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed that the United States carried out airstrikes on Friday against three sites associated with militia and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iraq without pre-notifying the Iraqi government. Iraq was informed immediately after the strikes. The lack of pre-notification contradicts an earlier statement from the White House.
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State Dept spox Vedant Patel says the US did not pre-notify Iraq’s government ahead of Friday’s airstrikes on three sites used by militia and IRGC in the country. “We informed the Iraqis immediately after the strikes occurred,” Patel says.
US State Department: Iraq did not receive prior notification of the US strikes, but we informed it immediately after the strikes were carried out
⚠️ US DID NOT GIVE IRAQ PRE-NOTIFICATION OF FRIDAY STRIKES -STATE DEPT (Reuters) The United States did not give pre-notification to Iraq ahead of strikes on Friday against three militant sites inside that country, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on…
The Us did not give pre-notification to Iraq ahead of strikes on Friday against three militant sites inside that country, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday, adding that Iraq was informed immediately after the strikes. https://t.co/dn9rW2QY6m