Iraqi civilians among 16 killed in deadly US strikes in Iraq

Baghdad – US strikes in the west of Iraq against armed pro-Iran groups killed at least 16 people, including civilians, Iraqi government spokesman Bassem Al-Awadi said on Saturday.

“The security of Iraq and the region will find itself on the brink of an abyss” because of the strikes, Al-Awadi said in a statement, and denied “false allegations” that there had been “prior coordination” with Washington over the strikes.