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US and Saudi strikes on Iran-aligned groups across seven Iraqi provinces kill at least 20, the PMF says

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 1 tied to no party.

CENTCOM and Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said they struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq that they blamed for more than 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks on US forces and Saudi energy sites over three days, CBS News and Al Jazeera reported. The Popular Mobilisation Forces said at least 20 fighters were killed and 32 wounded in a preliminary toll, with its Baghdad headquarters and sites in Wasit, Nineveh, Basra, Kirkuk, Karbala and Diyala hit; a PMF official told AFP at least 10 died in Nineveh. IRGC-affiliated Mehr said four IRGC members were killed at a Diyala base, and IRNA later said the bodies of five IRGC members were returned to Iran. Iraq's National Security Council called the strikes a violation of sovereignty, and the PMF called them a 'dangerous escalation'.

When
29 July 2026
Where
Iraq, Iraq (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
airstrike · military
Acting party
United States Armed Forces, Government of Saudi Arabia
Against
Popular Mobilization Forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Attribution
Acknowledged by the acting party. CENTCOM and the Saudi defence ministry announced the strikes.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim CBS News Media · Unaffiliated origin: CENTCOM and Saudi Ministry of Defense statements, 28 to 29 Jul · published 2026-07-29 00:00 UTC
  2. Count The Defense Post Media · Unaffiliated origin: PMF statement and PMF officials to AFP, 29 Jul · published 2026-07-29 00:00 UTC
  3. Origin of the claim The New Region Media · Unaffiliated origin: Mehr report and PMF sources to AFP, 29 Jul · published 2026-07-29 00:00 UTC
  4. Count Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: PMF statement, 29 Jul · published 2026-07-29 00:00 UTC
  5. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: IRNA report on returned IRGC bodies, 31 Jul · published 2026-07-31 00:00 UTC

History

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2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullconfirmedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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