Middle East
Screengrabs from Saraya Awliya al-Dam (Guardians of Blood Brigades) propaganda video. Graphic: Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An Iraq-based militia group on Wednesday said it fired one-way drones into Jordan in support of Iran’s war against the United States and Israel. The pro-Tehran group has also claimed responsibility for most of the drone and rocket strikes in the Kurdistan Region.
“In fulfillment of our religious duty and in retaliation for the blood of the wali of Allah, the martyred leader Imam Sayyid Ali al-Husseini Khamenei, and in deterrence of the aggression that led to the martyrdom of a group of Iraqi resistance youth, our brave fighters today, Wednesday (March 4, 2026), carried out an attack with a swarm of drones targeting a vital objective in Jordan,” said Saraya Awliya al-Dam (Guardians of Blood Brigades) in a statement on its Telegram channel.
It remains unclear whether the drones managed to hit the target — described by the group as a “Zionist target in Jordan,” in reference to Israeli-linked sites.
The United States and Israel launched an extensive aerial campaign against Iran on Saturday, killing many of the country’s leaders and commanders, including long-time Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the initial strikes.
In its retaliatory response, Iran has targeted US bases and civilian infrastructure across the Middle East, including in the Kurdistan Region, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Some regional countries, such as Turkey, have so far been spared.
Erbil Governor Omed Xoshnaw told Rudaw on Tuesday that at least 100 drone and missile strikes have been recorded in the Kurdistan Region since the start of the war, adding that the majority of them have been intercepted.
Iran has focused its attacks on the US consulate in Erbil, the city’s international airport, and bases belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the Region.
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