Five members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were reportedly killed overnight in joint US-Saudi airstrikes in the city of Karbala, Iraq, according to a new report. The figure updates an earlier report, cited by The Zioneer, that had put the death toll at four.
According to a new report, five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in the joint US-Saudi airstrikes in Karbala, Iraq, overnight. The figure revises an earlier tally of four, which had been cited by The Zioneer earlier this evening. The source of the new report was not immediately clear.
The death toll in the Karbala strike has fluctuated throughout the day. At 15:29 Jerusalem, initial reports indicated that IRGC personnel were among the casualties, without specifying a number. Within minutes, an Iranian opposition journalist named four individuals as killed, and several news outlets reported four fatalities. A separate report, also at 15:29, put the toll at five, while Iraqi media later cited a figure of four and noted that wounded from Shiite militias were transferred to Iran for treatment. The latest report now raises the toll to five. None of the reports have been confirmed by official Iranian sources.
The strikes in Karbala are part of a broader US-led campaign against IRGC infrastructure in the region. As The Zioneer has reported, the US has conducted strikes on IRGC targets in Iran, including in Khuzestan and Lorestan provinces, in recent weeks. The IRGC, Iran's primary ideological and military force, has been facing sustained pressure as Tehran continues to reject ceasefire proposals.
The number of casualties and the identities of those killed remain unverified by official Iranian state media. The exact timing and specific targets of the airstrikes in Karbala have also not been publicly detailed.
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