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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
US and Saudi Arabia launch joint strikes on Iran-linked militias in Iraq
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe US military says it conducted strikes with Saudi Arabia’s armed forces in Iraq against militant groups aligned with Iran.
“US 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 directed to attack US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure,” the US Central Command says in a statement.
The attacks against US forces were not successful, the US military says.
“The IRGC and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further US military response,” CENTCOM warns.
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