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US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq

By Thomson Reuters Jul 28, 2026 | 7:38 PM

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on ​Tuesday it ‌conducted strikes with Saudi Arabia’s armed forces in Iraq against ‌militant ​groups ⁠aligned with Iran.

“U.S. ⁠Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted ​precision strikes in Iraq, ⁠July 28, ⁠against Iran-aligned terrorists ​that the Islamic ​Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed ‌to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure,” ⁠the U.S. Central Command said in a ⁠statement.

The ‌attacks against U.S. ⁠forces were ​not ‌successful, the U.S. ​military ⁠said.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong)