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Iran-backed militia leader killed in central Baghdad airstrike
Updated On: 04 January, 2024 06:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Popular Mobilization Force, a coalition of militias that is nominally under the control of the Iraqi military, has announced in a statement that its deputy head of operations in Baghdad, Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, or `Abu Taqwa,` had been killed “as a result of brutal American aggression.”
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Members of Iraq`s Hashed al-Shaabi gather at the entrance of their headquarters in Baghdad on January 4, 2024, following a reported strike on January 4, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP)
Popular Mobilization Force, a coalition of militias that is nominally under the control of the Iraqi military, has announced in a statement that its deputy head of operations in Baghdad, Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, or `Abu Taqwa,` had been killed “as a result of brutal American aggression.”
The statement comes after an airstrike on the logistical support headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad on Thursday, newswire Associated Press reported. It was not immediately clear who had carried out the strike.
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