US Carries Out Airstrikes On Alleged Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq
In the early hours of January 24, the U.S. fighter jets carried out airstrikes against Hashd al-Shaabi (PMU) bases in Jurf al-Nasr area located in Babil province, Al-Qaim and an area near the Trebil crossing located in Anbar province of Iraq.
According to Hashd al-Shaabi organization, a fighter of this organization named “Ali Anwar Sabih al-Saadi” was martyred in the American attacks and two others were wounded.
Al Jazeera reported, quoting an American official, that the attacks were carried out against the PMU’s Kataeb Hezbollah in response to recent operations against American bases in the region.
After this attack, the U.S. government officially accepted the responsibility of this military operation.
The United States Terrorist Headquarters in West Asia (CENTCOM) announced in a statement: In response to attacks by the Iranian-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah (KH), including the attack on al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq on Jan. 20, on Jan. 24 at 12:15 a.m. (Iraq time), U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted unilateral airstrikes against three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group and other Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq. These strikes targeted KH headquarters, storage, and training locations for rocket, missile, and one-way attack UAV capabilities.
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