Airstrikes target Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces unit in northern Iraq
Group says 2 strikes hit 4th Regiment of 14th Brigade in Nineveh without losses
ISTANBUL
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Thursday that two airstrikes targeted one of its units in the northern province of Nineveh.
In a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency, the PMF said the strikes hit the 4th Regiment of the 14th Brigade under the Nineveh Operations Command.
The group described the strikes as “treacherous” but said there were no human losses.
No further details were provided on the origin of the strikes or the extent of any material damage.
The PMF is a state-sanctioned Iraqi security and military umbrella formed in 2014 following a religious edict by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to fight the ISIS (Daesh) terrorist group. It was formally integrated into Iraq’s armed forces in 2016.
Washington accuses some PMF factions of having ties to Iran, as Iraqi groups operating under what is known as the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” have claimed attacks against US bases in the region.
The US and Israel have maintained an air offensive on Iran since Feb. 28, killing so far over 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.
