Security forces and emergency teams respond at the site of a strike in the north of the al-Miqdadiya district, in Iraq’s Diyala province, on July 29, after American-Saudi strikes that killed at least 20 pro-Iranian Iraqi militiamen. (Credit: Younis al-Bayati/AFP)
Following months of discreet bombings targeting pro-Iran Iraqi militias, Saudi Arabia shifted its approach. On Wednesday, July 29, the Ministry of Defense announced that, overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, it had carried out joint strikes in Iraq with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) against “Iran-affiliated terrorist militias.” It accused the groups of being “linked to the attacks” that targeted oil facilities near Riyadh and in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern provinces on Monday and Tuesday. “The Kingdom reaffirms that it does not seek escalation, but will respond to any aggression directed against it,” the statement said.For its part, the Popular Mobilization Forces — an umbrella coalition of Iraqi armed groups that includes pro-Iran factions — denied carrying out the attacks on the Kingdom. It reported at least 20 people killed and 32...
Following months of discreet bombings targeting pro-Iran Iraqi militias, Saudi Arabia shifted its approach. On Wednesday, July 29, the Ministry of Defense announced that, overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, it had carried out joint strikes in Iraq with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) against “Iran-affiliated terrorist militias.” It accused the groups of being “linked to the attacks” that targeted oil facilities near Riyadh and in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern provinces on Monday and Tuesday. “The Kingdom reaffirms that it does not seek escalation, but will respond to any aggression directed against it,” the statement said.For its part, the Popular Mobilization Forces — an umbrella coalition of Iraqi armed groups that includes pro-Iran factions — denied carrying out the attacks on the Kingdom. It reported at least 20 people...
