Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or powerful Hashd al-Shaabi force has on Sunday accused Israel of carrying out a drone attack close to the border with Syria.
In an official statement on Sunday, the organization said, “As part of the string of Zionist attacks on Iraq, the evil Israeli crows have returned to target the Hashd al-Shaabi, this time with two drones inside Iraqi territory.”
The group also said the attack claimed the life of one fighter and heavily injured others.
“This blatant attack came with air cover over the area from American planes, in addition to a large balloon to monitor the area near the site of the incident,” the statement added.
The statements are the first such remarks from the outfit blaming Israel after numerous of paramilitary force’s bases of Iraq have been struck by suspicious blasts.
Iran’s elite al-Quds Force leader Major General Qassem Soleimani tweeted a poster of himself with a line stating “These insane operations will surely be the Zionist regime’s last steps”.
قطعا این عملیاتهای دیوانهوار، آخرین دست و پا زدنهای رژیم صهیونیستی خواهد بود. pic.twitter.com/DqTFZn4qJy
— Qasem Soleimani | قاسم سلیمانی (@soleimany_ir) August 25, 2019
The Israeli military is yet to make any comment over the development,