ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Four members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed and eight others wounded in an airstrike in Diyala province on Sunday, according to the armed group.
The strike targeted a PMF position within the borders of Sharaban district on Sunday, Haitham al-Shammari, spokesperson for Diyala police, told Rudaw.
Iraq’s PMF said in a statement that the four killed fighters were members of the 41st Brigade. The brigade is affiliated with the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement, led by Qais al-Khazali.
A source from the PMF Operations Command in Diyala told Rudaw that “it is not yet clear whether the attack was carried out by a drone or a missile.”
The 41st Brigade accused the United States and Israel of carrying out the strike. Neither Washington nor Tel Aviv has commented on the allegation.
The strike targeted a PMF position within the borders of Sharaban district on Sunday, Haitham al-Shammari, spokesperson for Diyala police, told Rudaw.
Iraq’s PMF said in a statement that the four killed fighters were members of the 41st Brigade. The brigade is affiliated with the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement, led by Qais al-Khazali.
A source from the PMF Operations Command in Diyala told Rudaw that “it is not yet clear whether the attack was carried out by a drone or a missile.”
The 41st Brigade accused the United States and Israel of carrying out the strike. Neither Washington nor Tel Aviv has commented on the allegation.
The incident comes against the backdrop of a renewed conflict in the region, involving Iran, US and Israel.
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