Iraq Closer To Expelling US Troops After Drone Strike In Busy Neighborhood

"The fallout continues in the wake of the Pentagon's assassination by drone strike of at least one or more Kataib Hezbollah leaders in a crowded east Baghdad neighborhood.

Iraq's government on Thursday condemned the violation of the country's sovereignty, and warned it brings political leadership a big step closer to kicking American troops out of Iraq altogether.
Iraq’s military commander-in-chief condemned the "blatant assassination" of an Iranian-backed militia leader "in the heart of a residential neighborhood" in Baghdad, which could have killed many bystanders.

The statement underscored that the US has shown "no regard for civilian lives or international laws." ZH