Seven killed, over a dozen injured in strike on military clinic in western Iraq

At least seven people were killed and 13 others injured in Iraq’s western province of Al-Anbar when an airstrike targeted a medical facility.

According to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, the aerial raid struck the Al-Habbaniyah military clinic on Wednesday.

The ministry stated that the Al-Habbaniyah labor department, which falls under the Al-Habbaniyah site command, was also hit in the attack.

The ministry condemned the airstrike as a flagrant violation of international laws that prohibit attacks on medical facilities and their personnel.

"This criminal act represents a dangerous escalation that requires a firm stance and holding those responsible to account," the statement read.

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It further noted that targeting medical facilities is a heinous crime by any standard, as it strikes at institutions dedicated to saving lives.

In response to the attack, the Iraqi military announced that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has directed the foreign ministry to summon the US charge d'affaires and deliver a strongly-worded official note of protest.

The Iraqi Ministry of Defense emphasized that the country’s armed forces reserve the full right to take all necessary measures within approved legal frameworks to respond to the aggression.

Earlier in the day, Iraqi media outlets, citing security sources, reported that an airstrike had targeted positions of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known as Hashd al-Shaabi, in the Al-Habbaniyah district of Anbar.

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