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US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

by Samya KullabLolita C. Baldor
| March 5, 2021 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House warned that the U.S. may consider a military response to the rocket attack on Wednesday that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed, raising concerns this could trigger a new round of escalating violence.

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