Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims 28 attacks on US positions

BAGHDAD — The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said Monday it had carried out 28 operations using rockets and drones targeting U.S. positions in Iraq and the region since the early hours of the morning.

In a statement dated March 2, 2026, the group said, “The mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have carried out, since dawn on Monday 2-3-2026 and until this hour, 28 operations, using dozens of rockets and drones against enemy bases in Iraq and the region.”

The statement, which opened with Quranic verses, did not specify the locations of the attacks or provide details on casualties or damage.

The claim follows a similar announcement Saturday in which the group said it carried out 16 drone operations against U.S. bases. “The mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out today sixteen operations in which dozens of drones were used against enemy bases in Iraq and the region,” the group said at the time, adding that details would follow.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is an umbrella label used by a network of Iran-aligned Iraqi armed factions, including Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba. The name has been used to claim attacks against U.S. military targets in Iraq and the region since late 2023.

The statements come as Iraq faces heightened security tensions following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes inside Iran and retaliatory missile and drone launches across the region. On Saturday, Jurf al-Nasr in Babil — a base hosting Kataib Hezbollah and other Popular Mobilization Forces factions — was struck twice by unattributed airstrikes, killing two fighters and wounding three.

Projectiles targeting an airbase near Erbil International Airport and the U.S. Consulate were intercepted, though debris from one started a residential fire in Erbil’s Minara neighborhood. A separate drone attack wounded a soldier at a military site in Basra. Iraq has since closed its airspace in response to the escalating security situation.