Round Two: US Drone Airstrikes Kill Six Pro-Iran Militia Commanders
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Less than 24 hours after a US drone shockingly killed the top Iranian military leader, Qasem Soleimani, resulting in equity markets groaning around the globe in fear over Iranian reprisals (and potentially, World War III), the US has gone for round two with Reuters and various other social media sources reporting that US air strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units umbrella grouping of Iran-backed Shi’ite militias near camp Taji north of Baghdad, have killed six people and critically wounded three, an Iraqi army source said late on Friday.
Iraqi official media has also confirm that two vehicles were targeted north of Baghdad, carrying commanders of the pro-Iran militias in the PMUs.
#Hizbollah’s channel is reporting the air targeting of a “convoy of two vehicles” north of Baghdad. #iraq twitter.com/almayadeenlive…
Iraqi officials media now confirm that two vehicles were targeted north of Baghdad, carrying commanders of the pro-Iran militias in the PMUs. #iraq #QassemSuleimani
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Two of the three vehicles making up a militia convoy were found burned, a Reuters source said, as well as six burned corpses.
Asaib Ahl al-Haq media outlet releases photos shows the aftermath airstrikes on Hashd al-Shaabi vehicles near Taji.#Iraq
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The strikes reportedly took place at 1:12 am local time.
Hezbollah’s Mayadeen confirms that an airstrike hit a moving target in Taji northern Iraqi capital of Baghdad.
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Mayadeen was first media outlet that confirmed the death of Soleimani and Muhandis last night.#Iraq twitter.com/almayadeenlive… twitter.com/almayadeenlive…
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According to unconfirmed reports, a US MQ-9 Reaper drone targeted a convoy carrying several high ranking officials of PMU (Hashd al-Shaabi) in Taji, North of Baghdad. The casualties are said to be mostly among members of the IRGC-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq. It is not known whether Qais al-Khazali is dead or alive.
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Separate reports claim that Shibl al-Zaidi, a commander of Kataib Imam Ali brigades, an Iranian-backed militia and the PMU's 40th Brigade, is among those the six who were killed in the strike.
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Al-Zaidi was close (see on left) to Soleimani & Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, both killed 24hrs ago.
That said there are conflicting reports, with some noting that a Twitter account allegedly belonging to al-Zaidi tweeted that he is alive after the attack.
It seems now, despite official #Iraqi confirmation, that Shibl al-Zaydi was not killed and is currently alive.
The twitter account, who we presume is run by al-Zaydi, tweeted this out saying they aren't dead: twitter.com/alzaidysh/stat…
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Additionally, Hamad al-Jazairi, the deputy leader of Saraya al-Khorasani, was also reprotedly among those killed tonight.
In separate, unconfirmed reports, yet another airstrike is said to have targeted a convoy in Iraq's Nineveh governorate.
Further Reading: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/round-two-us-drone-airstrikes-kill-six-pro-iran-militia-commanders
Claims of another strike targeting a convoy in Nineveh Governorate twitter.com/rabiih/status/…
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