Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Repeated US strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the US-led coalition in the country, the prime minister's military spokesperson said on Thursday.

The US military said a strike on Wednesday killed a commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, reports Reuters.

Spokesperson Yahya Rasool said in a statement the US-led coalition "has become a factor for instability and threatens to entangle Iraq in the cycle of conflict".

In Washington, the Pentagon said it had notified the Iraqi government about the strike shortly after it had taken place.

Talks between the two countries bega...