USA increases pressure on Iraq after attacks on US soldiers. White House is calling on the Iraqi government to take quicker action against Iran-backed militias.
The groups, organized under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, have carried out at least 165 attacks on U.S. forces since October. “Three Americans were killed, three soldiers; “three families are grieving now,” Kirby said on “Fox News Sunday.” “The president is not going to sit back and accept this. We will respond to it”