The United States has conducted deadly air strikes in Iraq near the border with Syria. The target was Kita'ib Hizbollah, a part of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) which had been helping the Iraqi government fight ISIL.

Al Jazeera English reports with context from Shihab Rattansi on what this means for US/Iraq relations.

[Originally broadcast on Al Jazeera English in the 2100 GMT News Hour, December 29, 2019.]