 And stories from outside Africa, the Iraqi government has condemned a U.S. air raid against Iran-aligned fighters along its borders, was Syria, and said it would study all legal options to prevent such an action from being repeated. The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Qadimi, held an emergency security meeting a day after the U.S. strikes, which it called a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. It was a rare criticism of U.S.'s action by the government of al-Qadimi, who is seen as friendly to the United States and has tried to check the power of Iran-aligned militias. Iraqi officials say they want to avoid being dragged into a tit-for-tat escalation between Washington and Tehran. So you get notified about fresh news updates.