Five people from PMF member’s family killed in Baghdad: statement

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Unknown armed men attacked the house of a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi) member in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Thursday, killing five members from his family and seriously injuring him, the pro-Iran force said in a statement. 

Describing it as a “cowardly” attack, Hashd said in a statement that the unidentified gunmen targeted the house of its member, Ahmed Abdul-Muttalib, in al-Malef area, west of Baghdad. 

“The gunmen opened fire on family members who were inside the house, killing five of them and seriously injuring the [PMF] member. He was transferred to a hospital in the capital city of Baghdad while the bodies of the martyrs were transferred to the forensic,” it added. 

Security forces have launched an investigation into the incident, according to the PMF statement. 

No one has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. 

Twenty members of a family were killed during a police raid in Babil province last Thursday. A member of the family was wanted by the security focus for terror-related charges but the government later acknowledged that the raid was based on inaccurate intel. Over a dozen people were detained and several officials were removed from their positions over the incident.