Airstrikes hit PMF base in Saladin

Shafaq News- Saladin (Updated at 19:33)

Airstrikes hit a base of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Saladin province on Tuesday, wounding at least seven personnel and damaging the site, the group said.

The strikes targeted the headquarters of the 31st Brigade in the al-Siniya area of Baiji district at around 5:50 pm, according to a PMF statement. The site houses brigade command facilities, security units, and a special regiment.

The PMF said the attack caused “complete damage” to the facilities and blamed “US-Israeli warplanes.” No independent confirmation of responsibility was immediately available.

A security source had earlier told Shafaq News the brigade’s headquarters came under air attack, without providing further details.

An overnight airstrike targeted a PMF site inside Habbaniyah Base in Iraq’s Al-Anbar province, leaving 15 members dead.

The strike fits a pattern of repeated attacks on PMF positions across Iraq, particularly in Al-Anbar, Nineveh, and Babil provinces. Iraqi officials and PMF leaders have frequently pointed to the United States as responsible, a claim Washington has not acknowledged.