A child rests his head on the coffin of a Popular Mobilization Forces fighter draped in the Iraqi flag during a funeral on Thursday in Najaf, Iraq, for those who were killed in airstrikes. ANMAR KHALIL/AP
The United States Central Command said it launched strikes against Iran following Tehran's attempted attacks on US forces in the Middle East, heightening concerns about a widening conflict that has dragged more countries into the fray this week.
The US command said its forces completed a heavy wave of strikes against Iran at 10 pm on Wednesday "in response to yesterday's attempted missile attacks on US forces".
The security situation continues to claim lives in the region.
On Thursday, the Chinese embassy in Kuwait said a Nepali driver working for a Chinese company had been killed as Washington and Tehran engaged in tit-for-tat strikes. The Chinese embassy also confirmed that no Chinese citizens were killed or injured in the incident.
