FILES: A member of the Popular Mobilization Forces stands in a gun-mounted vehicle flying both the PMF and Iraqi flags during a public gathering.
Two killed in strikes on military base in Babil
BAGHDAD — Airstrikes targeted the Jurf al-Sakher area north of Babil on Saturday, killing two people and wounding three, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command said, as the Popular Mobilization Forces separately condemned an alleged U.S. strike on its positions near the Iraq-Syria border.
The Joint Operations Command said the strikes resulted in “the martyrdom of two persons and the injury of three,” adding that further details would follow.
The PMF called the border strike “a blatant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty” in a statement from its media directorate.
Jurf al-Sakher, also known as Jurf al-Nasr, is a base in northern Babil that has hosted PMF positions, including factions such as Kataeb Hezbollah, since Iraqi forces and allied groups retook the area from ISIS in 2014.
The strikes come as Israel and the United States launched military operations against targets inside Iran on Saturday, prompting Iraq to close its airspace.