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President Biden ordered precision airstrikes against Khatib Hezbollah facilities in Iraq following a drone attack that critically injured a U.S. service member. The Pentagon reports over 100 attacks on U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria since October, as the administration attempts to balance retaliation with the risk of regional escalation.
Nawres Walid Hamid, a naturalized U.S. citizen and linguist from Sacramento, was the contractor killed in the rocket attack on the K-1 Air Base near Kirkuk. His employer, Valiant Integrated Services, provides support for Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). This death served as the primary catalyst for the subsequent U.S. military escalation against Iranian-backed militias.
