Iraq Says 16 Killed in US Strikes, Calls Security Risk Grave (3)

Iraq’s government said civilians were among at least 16 people killed in a wave of US airstrikes that the Middle Eastern country called a grave risk to security in the region.

Dozens of US strikes late Friday targeted Iranian forces and militias in Iraq and Syria and were taken in retaliation for a drone attack a week ago in northeast Jordan by an Iran-linked militant group in which three American soldiers were killed. The strikes also injured at least 25 and damaged residential building, Iraq said.

“This aggressive strike will put security in Iraq and the region on the ...