Seven fighters dead after US airstrike in western Iraq

Middle East Eye · March 23, 2026 War

Seven fighters dead after US airstrike in western Iraq A US strike on a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the western province of Anbar killed six fighters and wounded 15 others, AFP and Reuters are reporting. The PMF is now part of Iraq's regular army, but also includes some pro-Iranian groups.