Saudi Arabia, US carry out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq
Riyadh says its targeted attacks were done in coordination with the US military.
Published On 29 Jul 2026
Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said eight of its members were killed in joint Saudi-US strikes on its sites across Iraq, and four others were wounded.
Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said early Wednesday that joint air strikes targeted Iran-backed militias in Iraq responsible for attacks on American troops and Saudi energy insfrastructure.
The Saudi Ministry of Defence said in a statement the strikes were “in response to recent drone attacks” and that Saudi air defences had “intercepted and
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