The apology is a result of US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel saying days after the attack that the US did not warn Iraq prior to the strikes, as opposed to White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby's claim.
Iraqis attend the funeral of Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in the U.S. airstrikes at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP)