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Added on the 21/11/2023 20:53:36 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People take part in the funeral procession of a senior commander from the pro-Iran armed group the Kataeb Hezbollah, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Abu Baqr al-Saadi was killed in a US air strike a day before, as Washington accuses the group of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region. IMAGES
An American strike killed a pro-Iran commander in Iraq who was involved in attacks on Washington's troops, Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
"We need de-escalation, we need stability in the region," says Nicolas de Riviere, France's permanent representative to the United Nations, when asked for his country's response following the killing of Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani by a US strike. SOUNDBITE
The Pentagon confirms an air strike last week killed Abu Wahib, Islamic State's military emir for the Anbar Province in Iraq. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Britain's Ministry of Defence releases video of an airstrike on an Islamic State target in Iraq's western desert. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).