Weapons depot belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi in Iraq hit in US attack

By Haydar Karaalp

BAGHDAD (AA) - A weapons depot belonging to the Hashd al-Shaabi Shiite militia force was hit Friday in a US attack in western Iraq, according to a social media post.

A Telegram post affiliated with the Nujaba Movement, an Iran-backed Shiite militia group in Iraq, said a Hashd al-Shaabi weapons depot in the Akkashat region of Anbar province was targeted in a US attack.

It is not yet known whether there are any casualties from the attack.

Footage related to the attack was shared on social media.

There was no statement from the Iraqi government regarding the attack.

The US began to carry out a wave of airstrikes Friday against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)-Quds Force and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria after a suicide drone attack killed three American troops in Jordan.

The strikes were conducted with numerous aircraft, including long-range bombers that launched from the US, Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. In all, more than 85 targets were hit with more than 125 precision munitions.

Facilities that were hit include command and control and intelligence centers; rocket, missile and drone storage areas; and "logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces," said CENTCOM.

*Writing by Esra Tekin in Istanbul