The US has defended carrying out air strikes against Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border saying it was acting in its national interest.
The Iraqi government condemned the action while one of the targeted militia groups vowed "open war" against American interests in Iraq.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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