Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces says US-Israeli airstrikes hit 2 sites in Iraq

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) claimed Monday that two of its positions were targeted in coordinated airstrikes in the northern and northeastern parts of the country.

In a statement, the PMF said an intelligence headquarters belonging to the 25th Brigade under the Nineveh Operations Command was struck early morning in the Hatra sector in northern Iraq.

A short while later, four airstrikes targeted the 4th Regiment of the 52nd Brigade under the North and East Tigris Operations Command at al-Haliwah airport in Tuz Khurmatu in northeastern Iraq.

No casualties were reported, the statement added.

The PMF is a state-sanctioned Iraqi security and military umbrella group 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 over 1,400 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.