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The Iraqi government has come under increasing pressure on Sunday from Iran-backed militias who seek to store their weapons in government depots following US strikes and in fear of further attacks, security sources said. The US struck at least 85 targets on Friday night in Syria and Iraq, targeting Iran-linked militant groups. The attack came days after three American troops were killed in a drone strike on a US base in northeastern Jordan, which Washington blamed on the Islamic Resistance in Iraq group. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, US forces in both Iraq and Syria have repeatedly …

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