ReportedMilitary & securityBackgroundAkashat, Iraq
Airstrike on an Iran-aligned militia base in western Iraq kills 14 fighters
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 2:00 PM in Baghdad
- Where
- Akashat, Iraq
An airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces site belonging to the 19th Brigade of Ansar Allah al-Awfiya in the Akashat desert area near Iraq's western border killed at least 14 fighters and wounded 36 early Thursday, two PMF officials said, blaming the United States and Israel. It was the force's biggest loss since the war began.
Why it matters
PMF factions have been attacking U.S. bases in Iraq, including in the Kurdistan region, so strikes on their bases were widening the war on Iraqi soil.
Source
- Associated Pressapnews.comPublished
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