Following joint US and Saudi airstrikes on multiple locations in Iraq that resulted in at least 20 deaths, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaydi has postponed his planned trip to Riyadh. <\/p>\n
An Iraqi government source stated that this decision was made in response to the early morning attacks. So far, the Iraqi government has not officially condemned the strikes or issued a public response. <\/p>\n
According to reports, the attacks targeted Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) bases in the provinces of Karbala and Nineveh, including the city of Mosul. Iraqi sources also indicated that PMF centers in the city of Amirli in Salahuddin province and the city of Dibs in Kirkuk province were bombed. <\/p>\n
The Popular Mobilization Forces have announced that the death toll from these attacks has risen to 20, with 32 others injured. No further details have been released regarding the extent of the damage or the specifics of how the attacks were carried out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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