Iraqis attend the funeral of the Kataib Hezbollah members in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov 22, 2023. Kataib Hezbollah fighters were killed in the US airstrikes in response to attacks against U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base earlier this week. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
December 11, 2023
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December 11, 2023 9:15 a.m.
Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover
BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months as the Israel-Hamas war has raged have forced Baghdad into a balancing act that's becoming more difficult by the day.