According to Asharq Al-Awsat, citing Western sources, an airstrike in the Amerli area of Salah al-Din province killed six Iranian military advisors and about 20 Hashd al-Shaabi operatives, wounding approximately 30. One of the dead is reportedly Iqbal Pour, a senior Quds Force commander in Iraq. The perpetrator of the strike is not specified.
The London-based Asharq Al-Awsat reported Wednesday evening, citing Western sources, that an airstrike in the Amerli area of Salah al-Din province killed six Iranian military advisors and about 20 Hashd al-Shaabi operatives, wounding approximately 30. Among the dead is Iqbal Pour, described as a senior Quds Force commander in Iraq. The perpetrator of the strike was not specified in the report.
This report adds a specific location and a named senior commander to the casualty figures that have emerged since the joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes targeting Iran-aligned militias in Iraq began Wednesday morning. The Zioneer first reported at 03:25 Jerusalem that the U.S. and Saudi air forces had struck seven Hashd al-Shaabi positions across multiple provinces, with at least 10 killed. By 03:25, the Hashd al-Shaabi umbrella organization confirmed 20 of its fighters killed and 32 wounded, and by 05:22, CENTCOM confirmed the strikes were a response to over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks. Subsequent reports at 03:25 indicated that six Iranian military advisors were among the dead, and the militias published photographs of their slain members. The latest Asharq Al-Awsat report, published hours later, provides the first Western-sourced identification of a senior Iranian commander among the casualties.
As The Zioneer reported at 05:22 Jerusalem, the broader U.S.-Saudi operation targeted logistics and weapons storage sites in seven provinces, described by CENTCOM as a direct response to more than 30 drone attacks against U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure over the previous 72 hours, directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The strikes were part of an escalating confrontation between the U.S.-led coalition and Iran-backed militias in the region.
Several details remain unverified. The Asharq Al-Awsat report is based on unnamed Western sources, and the exact timing and perpetrator of the Amerli strike are not specified. It is unclear whether this strike was part of the earlier U.S.-Saudi operation or a separate action. The casualty figures, including the naming of Iqbal Pour, have not been independently confirmed.
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