Air strikes targeting Iraqi militia kill six – Army source

Barely 12 hours after US drone strike killed a top Iranian military officer resulting into exchange of words between the President of US and Supreme leader of Iran, another air strikes targeting Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella grouping of Iran-backed Shi’ite militias near camp Taji north of Baghdad have occured.

WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the air strikes reportedly killed six people and critically wounded three.

According to an Iraqi army source, two of the three vehicles making up a militia convoy were found burned, the source said, as well as six burned corpses.

The strikes took place at 1:12 am local time, he said.

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