An air strike has hit two cars carrying Iran-backed militia north of Baghdad, one day after a US attack killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, an Iraqi official says.
The official said five members of the militia were killed in the latest strike.
On Friday, the Pentagon confirmed the killing in Baghdad of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force and the architect of Tehran's proxy wars in the Middle East.
The White House said in a tweet that General Soleimani: "Was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region."
The US also maintained that General Soleimani was responsible for multiple attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the past several months.
General Soleimani's death marks a major escalation in the Trump administration's confrontation with Iran.
More to come.
