FILE PHOTO: The speaker of Iraq's parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi addresses the media in Berlin, Germany, February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi condemned on Friday a U.S. air strike in Baghdad that killed Iran's most powerful general and a top Iraqi Shi'ite militia commander as a breach of sovereignty.
"Yesterday's targeting of a military commander in Iraq's armed forces near Baghdad international airport is a flagrant breach of sovereignty and violation of international agreements," he said in a statement.
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