US air strikes hit Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters in Baghdad after attacks on the airport logistics centre
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US air strikes hit the headquarters of the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Baghdad late on 22 March, following attacks on a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad airport, Al Jazeera reported with AFP and Reuters. A PMF emergency cell said units were hit in three strikes in different places, with no casualties because the positions were empty. The Pentagon had acknowledged that week that combat helicopters struck pro-Iran groups in Iraq.
- When
- 22 March 2026
- Where
- Baghdad, Iraq (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- airstrike, base · military
- Acting party
- United States Armed Forces
- Against
- Popular Mobilization Forces
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Al Jazeera, AFP and Reuters reported US strikes; the PMF described the hits.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Evidence Al Jazeera
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "US air strikes hit Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters in Baghdad after attacks on the airport logistics centre", ev-20261027-apvd, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-apvd/