Channel 12's Sapir Lipkin reports that the headquarters of pro-Iranian militias was attacked overnight in Nineveh, northern Iraq. No details on the perpetrator or casualties have been released.
Channel 12 journalist Sapir Lipkin reported overnight that the headquarters of pro-Iranian militias was struck in Nineveh, northern Iraq. No details were provided on the perpetrator, the extent of damage, or casualties. The report is single-sourced and unverified.
The report comes after a series of developments earlier today (Wed 07:17 Jerusalem) regarding a large-scale joint US-Saudi operation against Iranian-backed militia targets across Iraq. The thread began with initial reports of US-Saudi strikes, followed by CENTCOM confirmation of precision strikes on logistics and weapons storage sites of Iran-linked terror organizations. Later reports specified 7 sites hit in multiple provinces, including Nineveh and Diyala, with at least 10 operatives killed. The casualty count rose through the morning: an Iraqi source reported 12 PMF members killed, then images of killed Hashd al-Shaabi operatives circulated, and finally the militia umbrella organization officially announced 20 killed and 32 wounded. The sequence shows a shift from single-source claims to an official militia announcement.
The joint US-Saudi campaign comes as a response to more than 30 drone attacks directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps against US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure over the preceding 72 hours, as The Zioneer reported earlier. The wider context includes ongoing US strikes on Iranian territory and IRGC claims of retaliation against US targets in the region.
The new strike on the militia headquarters in Nineveh has not been linked to any specific perpetrator. It is not yet confirmed whether this strike is part of the ongoing US-Saudi campaign or a separate action. No casualty figures have been reported for this specific incident.
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