US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill 20 – former paramilitaries

US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill 20 – former paramilitaries

/ 03:26 PM July 29, 2026
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill 20 – former paramilitaries
Smoke rises after explosions were heard and air defences activated near the airport in Erbil, on July 24, 2026. Several blasts sounded on July 24 near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist said. Agence France-Presse

BAGHDAD — US-Saudi strikes on Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 20 members of a former paramilitary alliance that includes pro-Iran groups, the alliance said.

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an alliance of former paramilitary groups and factions now integrated into the Iraqi armed forces, said at least 20 fighters “were martyred and another 32 wounded according to a preliminary toll” following the US-Saudi strikes on its bases in seven provinces. /dl

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