The U.S. maintains about 5,000 troops in Iraq at Baghdad's invitation, helping local troops fight the Islamic State insurgency. With that few troops, the U.S. military relies heavily on the Iraqi government for protection
The State Department is faulting the Iraqi government for allowing an Iranian-backed militia to attack U.S. outposts in Iraq, including one that prompted the Pentagon to respond with airstrikes Sunday.
The officials said the U.S. warned the Iraqi government that the retaliatory airstrikes were coming before they launched F-15 strike planes to bomb Kataib Hezbollah weapons storage sites and command posts at three locations in Iraq and two in Syria.
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