Footage published Thursday morning reportedly shows coffins of Iranian Revolutionary Guard personnel killed in airstrikes targeting Iraqi militia headquarters. The images underscore the operational presence of Iranian forces within Iraqi militias, according to a report.
Footage published Thursday morning (July 30) reportedly shows coffins of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel killed in airstrikes targeting Iraqi militia headquarters. The images add to visual evidence of IRGC casualties from the strikes, following a series of reports on Wednesday that documented the arrival of five coffins and funerals featuring Iranian and Iraqi flags.
The thread of reports began on Wednesday July 29, when initial Iranian reports indicated that some of those killed in the US-Saudi strikes were IRGC members. An opposition journalist later named four individuals, and Iran International subsequently confirmed four IRGC members killed. Iranian media briefly published and then deleted a report naming the four. Reports then diverged between four and five killed, with Iraqi media stating four and Iranian media claiming five. By Wednesday afternoon, five Iranian coffins had arrived, and Iran announced it would accept wounded from the strikes. A photo published later showed five coffins draped in Iranian flags. The source of the new Thursday footage has not been identified, and the reports have not been officially confirmed by Iranian state media.
The strikes were part of a joint US-Saudi operation on Wednesday that killed at least 20 Iran-aligned fighters across seven Iraqi provinces, as The Zioneer reported. Footage from funerals of the victims showed coffins draped in both Iranian and Iraqi flags, indicating a combined force. The Zioneer has also reported on IRGC covert cells operating in Iraq to launch drone strikes against Gulf states, bypassing local militia command structures.
The exact number of IRGC personnel killed in the strikes remains unverified, with reports fluctuating between four and five. The new footage has not been independently verified, and its source is unclear. Official Iranian confirmation of the casualties has not been issued.
8 developments
- StrongFootage from funerals of U.S.-Saudi strike victims shows coffins draped in Iranian and Iraqi flags
- Developing2 IRGC members killed clearing unexploded ordnance from US strikes, report says
- DevelopingIranian media: IDF strike kills 2 IRGC members
- StrongIRGC ground forces shell Iraqi Kurdistan with artillery
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