US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq

The U.S. military said on ​Tuesday it conducted ‌strikes with Saudi Arabia’s armed forces in ​Iraq against militant ​groups aligned with Iran.

“U.S. ⁠Central Command and ​the Saudi Arabian Armed ​Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, ​against Iran-aligned terrorists ​that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ‌Corps (IRGC) ⁠directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure,” the ​U.S. ​Central ⁠Command said in a statement.

The attacks ​against U.S. ​forces ⁠were not successful, the U.S. military said.

Reporting ⁠by ​Kanishka Singh ​and Jasper Ward in Washington; ​Editing by Jacqueline Wong

Source : https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-says-us-saudi-forces-struck-sites-iran-backed-groups-iraq-2026-07-29

 

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