Baghdad (HRNW)- Recent reports from Iraqi and American sources claim that Saudi fighter jets targeted Iran-backed militia positions inside Iraq during a wider period of regional conflict linked to the Iran-Iraq tensions.
According to media reports, Saudi Arabia is alleged to have carried out strikes on Iran-backed militia targets in Iraq, while Kuwait is also reported to have conducted retaliatory actions inside Iraqi territory.
Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that these operations formed part of a broader, largely unreported military response across the Gulf region during heightened tensions that coincided with US-Israel–Iran hostilities.
A Western official and other briefed sources said Saudi air force jets struck militia positions near Iraq’s northern border, with some operations reportedly occurring during a ceasefire period on April 7. The strikes allegedly targeted sites used for launching drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
Iraqi security sources also claimed that rocket fire originating from Kuwaiti territory struck Iraq on at least two occasions, including one attack in southern Iraq that damaged a facility used by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia group, killing several fighters and destroying drone and communications infrastructure.
The reports remain based on multiple unnamed sources, and official confirmations from the involved governments are limited, while investigations and regional diplomatic reactions are still ongoing.
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