Air strike hits Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters at Jurf al-Sakhar; drones fired near US embassy in Baghdad
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An air raid hit the headquarters of the Popular Mobilisation Forces at Jurf al-Sakhar and injured three people, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera. Iraqi air defences also responded to drones near the US embassy in Baghdad and Balad air base, according to Iraqi security sources. Kataib Hezbollah announced the same day that its security commander Abu Ali al-Askari had been killed, without saying how.
- When
- 16 March 2026
- Where
- Jurf al-Sakhar, Iraq (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- airstrike, base · military
- Against
- Popular Mobilization Forces
- Attribution
- Not attributed. The security source did not say who carried out the raid.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
- Origin of the claim FDD's Long War Journal
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, "Air strike hits Popular Mobilisation Forces headquarters at Jurf al-Sakhar; drones fired near US embassy in Baghdad", ev-20261027-e4td, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-e4td/