Footage from Wednesday evening's funerals for operatives killed in the overnight U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq shows coffins draped in both Iranian and Iraqi flags, according to reports. The mixed flags suggest the strikes hit a combined force of Iranian and Iraqi fighters.
Video footage from Wednesday evening's funerals for operatives killed in the overnight U.S.-Saudi airstrikes in Iraq shows coffins draped in both Iranian and Iraqi flags, according to reports. The footage, circulating on regional channels, depicts multiple coffins — some covered with the Iranian flag and others with the Iraqi flag — at a funeral ceremony.
The display of both flags indicates the strikes hit a combined force of Iranian IRGC members and Iraqi militia fighters. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, earlier footage from the same funerals showed bodies of IRGC operatives wrapped in Iranian flags, with a photo suggesting a higher toll than officially reported.
The overnight U.S.-Saudi operation, confirmed by U.S. Central Command, targeted logistics and weapons storage sites across seven Iraqi provinces in response to a series of drone attacks against U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure. The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), the umbrella of Iran-backed Iraqi militias, reported at least 20 fighters killed and 32 wounded in the strikes, according to earlier reports. The funerals, held in Iraq, have drawn large crowds and featured displays of militia flags and hardline slogans.
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