Middle East
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces says US-Israeli strikes target its positions
No casualties were reported
Tarek Chouiref |
31.03.2026 - Update : 31.03.2026
A view of a hotel building whose upper floor was reportedly hit by a drone, as a series of loud explosions were heard near the Green Zone, where the US Embassy is located, in Baghdad, Iraq on March 16, 2026.
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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on early Tuesday said that its positions were targeted by US-Israeli airstrikes.
In a statement, the force said three airstrikes hit Brigade 45 in the Jurf al-Nasr sector in central Iraq, while a fourth targeted Brigade 31 in the Karma sector in western Anbar province.
It said no casualties were reported
The PMF is an official Iraqi security umbrella established in 2014 following a religious edict by top cleric Ali al-Sistani to confront the ISIS (Daesh) terrorist group and was later integrated into the armed forces by a government decision in 2016.
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