Iraq denies knowing of or approving US-Saudi strikes
Mourners carry the bodies of members of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) who were killed earlier in Diyala in central Iraq by US-Saudi strikes, during the funeral in Baghdad on July 29, 2026.(Photo by murtadha ridha / AFP) / An Iraqi government spokesperson said Thursday that the country did not approve the deadly US-Saudi strikes against Iran-backed militants on its territory, after Washington claimed they were coordinated with Baghdad.
The US-Saudi strikes killed at least 20 militants, including Iranians, according to the Hashed al-Shaabi.
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