On February 6, according to CNN, the United States said on the 5th local time that the United States had not given prior notice before launching an attack on Iraq in response to the recent airstrikes on targets in Iraq and Syria. According to the report, this contradicts the White House's previous claim that Iraq was notified before the airstrikes.
According to reports, U.S. deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said at a briefing held on the 5th that "no prior notice was given of Friday's operation (referring to the U.S. air strikes on Iraqi and Syrian targets on the 2nd). We informed the Iraqi side immediately after the attack. ”
According to previous reports, the United States launched airstrikes on more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria related to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the militias it supports on the 2nd, killing nearly 40 people.
John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the U.S. Committee, had previously said that Iraq had been notified of the airstrikes before the strikes. However, in response to this claim, Baghdad accused Washington of lying, calling the US claims "baseless."
John Kirby told the American political news **politico on the 5th that his statement at the time was not accurate, "I responded with the information provided to me at the time......I apologize for the confusion and confusion caused. He added, "We have not concealed this in Iraq** or in public channels, and we will respond to this." In fact, we did formally notify Iraq in accordance with standard procedure. ”