US will retaliate for Iraq missile strike when it chooses, defense secretary says
by Reuters in Washington from on (#5F1PF)
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The US will do what it sees as necessary to defend its interests after a rocket attack this week against the Ain al-Sada airbase in Iraq, which hosts American, coalition and Iraqi forces, the defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, said on Sunday.
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