US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that American and Saudi forces struck 30 targets belonging to pro-Iranian militias in central and southern Iraq, according to reports. The operation follows recent militia attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Specific damage assessments were not disclosed.
US Central Command announced Wednesday morning that joint American-Saudi strikes hit 30 targets belonging to pro-Iranian militias in central and southern Iraq. The figure updates earlier reports from the same command, which at 05:56 Jerusalem time had announced strikes against militia targets in the same regions without specifying a count. As The Zioneer reported at 05:22, the broader operation targets logistics and weapons storage sites in response to a wave of more than 30 drone attacks directed by the IRGC against Saudi energy infrastructure over the past 72 hours. The specific damage assessments from the 30 strikes have not been disclosed.
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