Influential Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has forcefully condemned joint military strikes conducted by the United States and Saudi Arabia against Hashd al-Shaabi positions inside Iraq, describing the operation as a grave violation of the country's national integrity.
labelled the coordinated aerial campaign a "direct assault on the state's sovereignty and independence."
announcement by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirming that American forces, operating in tandem with Saudi Arabia, conducted targeted precision strikes against pro-Iranian paramilitary formations in Iraq.
By Tamilla Hasanova
