At least 20 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were killed in coordinated airstrikes by the United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
The coalition targeted bases across seven Iraqi provinces, according to the militia alliance, marking a significant escalation in direct military engagement against Iran-backed groups within Iraq.
The strikes come amid a rapidly deteriorating security environment across the Middle East.
Recent Handelsavisen coverage has highlighted a sharp intensification of the conflict, with Iran launching retaliatory attacks against American allies in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain.
Those earlier strikes specifically targeted U.S. military infrastructure, signaling a broadening of the proxy war into Gulf states hosting American forces.
The simultaneous involvement of Saudi Arabia in the Iraqi strikes underscores a shift in regional dynamics, with Gulf powers moving from diplomatic pressure to direct kinetic action against Iranian proxies.