Iran-backed militias blame US, Israel for recent attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they hold the United States responsible for a series of attacks targeting militia bases across the country.

In a statement, the deputy head of the militias known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, says the group has accurate information that shows the US brought in four Israeli drones this year to work as part of the US fleet in the region and target militia positions in Iraq.

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis says the PMF will from now on use “all means at its disposal to deter and prevent such attacks on our positions.”

An Iraqi government report obtained by The Associated Press today said a recent massive explosion at a munitions depot run by an Iranian-backed militia near Baghdad was caused by a drone strike.

— AP