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US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq in 2014. Department of Defence / AFP
US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq in 2014. Department of Defence / AFP
Iran-backed attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria drop after retaliatory strikes
Iranian-backed militias increased their attacks on US troop bases shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war