Iraq calls Saudi-US attacks a ‘flagrant violation of sovereignty’
The Iraqi National Security Council has condemned joint Saudi-US air strikes on Popular Mobilisation Forces bases, labeling the action a violation of sovereignty. The strikes were reportedly a response to drone attacks on Saudi infrastructure, which Iran-backed groups in Iraq have denied conducting.
Why it matters
This escalation threatens regional stability in the Middle East and highlights the ongoing tensions between Iran-aligned militias and the US-Saudi security alliance.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cancels first official trip to Saudi Arabia in protest.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A child rests his head on the coffin of a Popular Mobilisation Forces fighter draped in the Iraqi flag during a funeral for fighters killed in US-Saudi air strikes on PMF bases in Najaf, Iraq, on July 30, 2026 [Anmar Khalil/AP Photo] By Ali Mustafa , AFP and Reuters Published On 29 Jul 2026 29 Jul 2026 Iraq’s National Security Council has condemned Wednesday’s Saudi-US strikes against the Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), which killed at least 20 members of the Iraqi paramilitary group.
The council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, called the attacks on PMF bases in seven Iraqi provinces “a flagrant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and the sanctity of its lands”.
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