Air Delivered event in Iraq on Wed 29th July 2026

On 29 July 2026, US and Saudi warplanes (coded as MFOUS as part of the ongoing US-Iran conflict) conducted airstrikes targeting the Popular Mobilization Forces site in Kerbala province including Awn area and north of the province (location unknown, coded as Kerbala city, Kerbala), and a guesthouse (madhif) on the road linking Kerbala and Baghdad provinces. The attack was condemned by the Iraqi government and the Iraqi National Security Council. Saudi Arabia had earlier accused Iraqi pro-Iranian militias of attempting to strike its petroleum facilities with drones. The airstrikes took place in 9 locations (coded as 9 separate events), leaving 20 PMF members dead and 32 PMF members injured, and causing material damage to the sites, vehicles and military equipment. 20 fatalities split over 6 events (3 remaining events left no fatalities). Fatalities coded as 2.