US carries out strike in Baghdad against militia leader

PHOTO CAPTION: A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper sits on the ramp at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has carried out a strike in Baghdad against an Iraqi militia leader it blames for attacks against U.S. forces in the country, killing him and another person, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.

The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the strike hit a vehicle in Baghdad. It targeted a leader of Harakat al Nujaba, the official said, without naming the person.

(Reporting by Phil Stewart; editing by Jason Neely)

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