An Iraqi Shiite militia claimed a drone attack Monday targeting US troops at the airport in Iraq`s capital, Baghdad, further widening the retaliation over the killing of Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The group, Saraya Awliya al-Dam, is one of a group of Shiite militias operating in Iraq following the 2003 US-led invasion of the country that toppled Saddam Hussein.
The US and Iraq did not immediately comment on the claim.
The attack comes as Iranian-supported militias including the Lebanese group Hezbollah have entered the war started by the U.S. and Israel launching an airstrike campaign targeting Iran`s theocracy.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever