Two PMF fighters killed in strikes in northern Iraq amid ongoing conflict

Iraq Experiences Air Strikes Amid Ongoing Conflict

Air strikes have occurred in northern Iraq, targeting fighters from the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in the Nineveh region and a military airport in Salah al-Din province. The PMF reported that two of its members were killed in the attacks.

According to statements from the PMF, the attacks were attributed to Israel and the United States. The group is part of Iraq’s security apparatus and includes several Shia groups aligned with Iran.

The PMF was formed in 2014 as a volunteer force supporting Iraqi security forces against ISIL (ISIS). Strikes have targeted Iran-backed groups, which have claimed near-daily attacks on US interests in Iraq and across the region.

In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a naval base in southern Iraq after a drone crashed into a water treatment station. The Umm Qasr naval base is located near the border with Kuwait.

Earlier, Kataib Hezbollah announced that its secretary-general had issued orders to suspend operations targeting the US embassy in Baghdad for five days. The group listed several conditions of the suspension, including an end to Israel’s bombardment of Beirut and a commitment to refrain from bombing residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces.

The US embassy has been targeted by drone and rocket attacks in recent days, with air defences intercepting most projectiles. A US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad International Airport has also been regularly targeted.

Source: Al Jazeera