A map circulated early Thursday lists nine confirmed impact sites from the joint US-Saudi airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants in Iraq overnight July 29. The locations include Mosul, Kirkuk, Baghdad, Basra, and several other cities across seven provinces, according to the report.
A map circulated early Thursday (July 30) lists nine confirmed impact sites from the joint US-Saudi airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia positions in Iraq overnight Wednesday. The locations span seven provinces — Mosul and Al-Hamdaniya (Nineveh), Kirkuk, Amerli (Salah al-Din), Camp Ashraf (Diyala), Karbala, Al-Suwaira (Wasit), Basra, and Baghdad — adding geographic specificity to the operation that began with a single unverified report of a strike on a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU) command post in Basra.
Through Wednesday, The Zioneer tracked the development as it unfolded. At 05:51 Jerusalem, initial reports indicated a PMU command post in Basra province had been struck. Within the same hour, Hashd al-Shaabi confirmed its operations headquarters in Basra was hit, reporting strikes also in Wasit and the Nineveh plains. The militia later acknowledged at least 20 dead and 32 wounded, calling the attacks a “very dangerous escalation.” A US official told the New York Times that approximately 20 Iranian military advisors were killed, with the intelligence-driven operation targeting sites where Iranian advisors coordinated militia activity. By evening, Iranian media published the names of five Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members killed, including a Quds Force operative identified as Mohammad Amin Rostami Jalilian.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, the joint operation represents a significant escalation in regional counter-Iran efforts, following a wave of more than 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure and American assets. The US military stated the strikes were a direct response to those attacks. The PMF has since threatened retaliation against Saudi Arabia, referencing a “Yemeni-style” response. The map, attributed to security analysts, corroborates earlier reports of strikes in seven provinces and provides the first unified visual of the operation’s scope.
It remains unclear whether the nine mapped sites represent the full extent of the strikes; additional unconfirmed locations have been reported by local sources, and the total number of Iranian casualties beyond the 20 reported by US officials and the five named by Iranian media has not been independently verified. No retaliation has been reported as of early Thursday morning.
7 developments
- StrongMap expands list of US strike locations in Iran to 14 confirmed sites, nine more unconfirmed
- StrongOvernight: US strikes reportedly hit Larestan, Ahvaz, and Sirik in Iran, expanding target list
- StrongMap of US strikes on Iran lists eight confirmed locations, including Tabriz and Chabahar
- StrongUnofficial Iranian sources expand list of US strike locations overnight
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