Hi everyone it is 4 o'clock here in New York I'm Elie C. Menendez in for

Nicole Wallace with breaking news. An official tells NBC news that an

air strike by the United States has killed a commander belonging

to the militia group believed to be responsible for the strike that killed three

U.S. service members at a base in Jordan.

Joining us now, NBC News Chief International Correspondent.

Kieer Simmons joins us from Erbil, Iraq. We do not have kiria. We are waiting to get him.

We are also waiting to bring into you. Some of our correspondence

who are waiting at the Pentagon help us understand the planning that did or did not

go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group.

Again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air.

We have learned that there has been a strike against an Iran backed armed group in Iraq.

The Pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of Iran backed militias behind the attack

in Jordan that killed three U.S. troop members. the all means the planning that was behind this attack whether or not this was part of the

tiered approach we have heard so much about from the US government in the past few days

the significance of the hearing from the international community.

Again, if you are just joining us, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq, Hezbollah that the Pentagon

suspects led the broad coalition of Iran-backed militias behind the

attack in Jordan that killed three US troops. It was a US drone strike, hit a car

in Baghdad, killing three members of the Kataib Hezbollah that includes a high

ranking commander. The strike was on a main thoroughfare in eastern Baghdad.

Details are still coming in. I'm going to

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