Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), the government umbrella
organization for the nation’s various militias, has reported that Israel
carried out drone strikes inside Iraqi territory, in the western Anbar
Province.
As with a series of other recent Israeli attacks, the drones flew into
the target, where they crashed and exploded a payload of explosives. The attacks in Iraq killed at least one fighter, and badly wounded another.
Israel hasn’t commented, and the US denied any involvement. Israel has
carried out a number of attacks across Iraq in recent weeks, and all of
them have targeted PMF forces, which Israel considers to be an Iranian
proxy.
The PMF is actually part of the Iraqi government, and accusations of
them being Iranian forces are based on them being Shi’ite militias. This
is in keeping with Israel’s general hostility toward Shi’ites, and
their allegations that Iran is trying to create a Shi’ite band from
Lebanon to Iran.
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