The U.S. military confirmed three coalition personnel in Iraq were killed after more than 15 small rockets hit Iraq's Camp Taji base.
Two Americans and a British national were killed in a rocket attack on a base near Baghdad where U.S. military personnel are housed, according to reports.
The U.S. has about 5,000 troops supporting Iraq's security forces and American troops regularly come under fire in Iraq from Iran-backed militants such as Kataib Hezbollah or another Shia militia group. Caggins said an investigation is ongoing and that next of kin were being informed. However, the attack came on the same day the House approved a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from launching a military attack against Iran without explicit congressional authorization.
"The American people don't want war with Iran. The Congress has not authorized war with Iran. That should be crystal clear," Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said during the House debate. The Trump administration and its Republican allies said the measure was unnecessary and would undermine Trump's ability to respond to Iranian aggression.
"Iran and its proxies are watching right now as we spin our wheels," McCaul said."And what they see ... a divided America that does not fully support the ability of our commander in chief to adequately respond to threats against Americans."In a statement threatening a veto, the White House said the U.S."is not currently engaged in any use of force against Iran, in part because of the sound policies and decisive, effective actions of this administration.
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