Unidentified Aircraft Strike PMF Headquarters in Western Iraq, Kill Dozens

Unidentified aircraft carried out airstrikes on the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) headquarters in western Anbar province, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens, Iraqi media reported.

“At least 30 killed in strikes on PMF headquarters in western Iraq Airstrikes target 3 sites of PMF’s 19th Brigade in Akashat town, local media reports ISTANBUL At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in airstrikes targeting headquarters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Anbar in western Iraq on Thursday, Iraqi media reported”

Anadolu Ajansı

Multiple outlets said the strikes hit three sites belonging to the PMF’s 19th Brigade in the town of Akashat, with Al Jazeera and local security sources identifying Camp Saqr as the location of the attack.

Anadolu Ajansı

Reporting across sources noted there was no immediate information about who conducted the strikes.

Sources described the strikes as concentrated on multiple facilities within the 19th Brigade compound: reporting named a medical unit, a regiment headquarters and logistical support structures as among the hits.

Iraqi News reported substantial additional casualties and said aircraft continued to circle the area after the initial strikes, while West Asian outlets also emphasised the targeting of at least three sites within the brigade.

Kurdistan 24

No party immediately claimed responsibility for the strikes, and multiple reports explicitly said there was no available information about the attacker.

“Airstrikes Hit PMF Positions in Anbar and Kirkuk, Causing Dozens of Casualties Early Thursday’s airstrikes struck PMF positions in Anbar and Kirkuk, leaving dozens dead or wounded, according to preliminary reports from Kurdistan24 correspondents”

Kurdistan 24

The incident came amid a wider regional escalation after US and Israeli strikes on Iran beginning Feb. 28 — actions that outlets said had killed more than 1,200 people and prompted Iranian drone and missile retaliations that have struck Israel, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US forces.

Following the Akashat attack, a named brigade affiliate accused the United States and Israel of conducting the raids.

The strikes were reported alongside other recent attacks on PMF positions inside Iraq: outlets cited airstrikes east of Mosul, drone strikes on PMF headquarters in northern Mosul, and additional strikes near Baghdad in the days prior.

Iraqi News also reported a separate strike on a PMF Special Division headquarters in Kirkuk that killed four fighters and wounded six, while Middle East Eye noted another recent PMF casualty in Kirkuk.

Middle East Eye

Iraqi political and security figures condemned the Akashat strikes and warned of wider consequences: Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani publicly denounced the attacks,

“An Iraqi security official told Al Jazeera that an air strike took place against Camp Saqr, which houses the headquarters of thePopular Mobilisation Forces(PMF) in Anbar, western Iraq”

Middle East Eye

the National Security Advisor called the Al-Qaim attack a "cowardly act of terrorism" and the Joint Operations Command warned that such targeting of state security institutions threatens social peace and stability.

News.az

Iraqi sources said Prime Minister al-Sudani is monitoring the situation and that authorities were assessing legal and political repercussions.