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US, Iraq Enhance Cooperation Amid Rising Attacks on Facilities

3/29/2026

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The United States and Iraq will intensify cooperation to prevent attacks on U.S. facilities after drone and rocket strikes by pro-Iran groups.
Iraqi paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi is authorized to respond after an airstrike killed 15 fighters.
A High Joint Coordination Committee will oversee these efforts.
Relations remain tense after seven Iraqi security personnel were killed as Kataeb Hezbollah extended its pause on attacks against the U.S. embassy since March 19.

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The United States and Iraq will intensify cooperation to prevent attacks on U.S. facilities after drone and rocket strikes by pro-Iran groups.
Iraqi paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi is authorized to respond after an airstrike killed 15 fighters.
A High Joint Coordination Committee will oversee these efforts.
Relations remain tense after seven Iraqi security personnel were killed as Kataeb Hezbollah extended its pause on attacks against the U.S. embassy since March 19.