US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the attack on pro-Iranian groups.
According to foreign media reports, Centcom says it has carried out targeted attacks against pro-Iranian groups in Iraq in collaboration with Saudi Arabian forces.
Centcom claims that these pro-Iranian groups targeted US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure on the instructions of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
CENTCOM said that US and Saudi fighter jets targeted multiple terrorist logistics and weapons depots in eastern Iraq in response to more than 30 aerial drone strikes conducted at the direction of the IRGC over the past 72 hours.
The statement said that the attacks carried out by the IRGC were unjustified and failed to achieve their objectives.
According to Centcom, between February and April, pro-Iranian armed groups in Iraq attempted more than 600 attacks on American citizens and installations.
The statement warned that the IRGC and its affiliated groups must stop these attacks, otherwise the US may take further military action.
Saudi Arabia: Joint attacks with US in Iraq were carried out in self-defense
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia also confirmed attacks on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense has said that its armed forces, in collaboration with CENTCOM, carried out targeted attacks on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq.
According to the ministry, these actions were taken in response to drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities based on the right to self-defense under international law.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense has said that Saudi Arabia does not want further tension, but if it is attacked again in the future, it will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, citizens, and national assets.
8 Iraqi PMF personnel killed in US-Saudi strikes
Iraq’s paramilitary group, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), has confirmed that its headquarters across the country were targeted.
An explosion has occurred at the PMF headquarters in the southern Iraqi province of Basra.
The PMF’s Nineveh Command has said that eight of its personnel were killed in joint US and Saudi airstrikes in the northern province of Nineveh.
According to the command, four more personnel were also injured in the attacks.
The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), is a coalition of various armed groups, several of which are considered to be affiliated with Iran.