on Sunday the 29th at 11am ET, U.S. forces conducted airstrikes with F-15 Strike
Eagle fighter planes targeting five facilities, containing weapon storage and command centers in
Syria and Iraq (one of which was in Al-Qaim). The attack left 25 dead and 51 wounded. The
Pentagon says these facilities were linked to the Iranian-backed militia. Mark Esper, the U.S.
Secretary of Defense, notified Adel Abdul Mahdi, the Iraqi Prime Minister, of the attack half an
hour before. Mahdi strongly objected and expressed concerns that this would escalate and
threaten the security of the region.