Airstrike Kills Four Fighters in Iraq

March 1, 2026

Israeli emergency service officers remove a body bag from the scene of a missile attack near Bet Shemesh, some 30 kilometres west of Jerusalem on March 1, 2026. A barrage of missiles launched from Iran killed at least six people in the central Israel city of Bet Shemesh on March 1, Israel's first responders agency, Magen David Adom (MDA) said, the day after the US and Israel attacked Iran and assassinated its supreme leader. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)

An air strike in central Iraq on Sunday killed four fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), according to security officials and a PMF source.

The strike targeted a base belonging to the group in Diyala Province, resulting in the deaths of four fighters and leaving eight others wounded.

Israeli emergency service officers search the scene of a missile attack near Bet Shemesh, some 30 kilometres west of Jerusalem on March 1, 2026. A barrage of missiles launched from Iran killed at least six people in the central Israel city of Bet Shemesh on March 1, Israel’s first responders agency, Magen David Adom (MDA) said, the day after the US and Israel attacked Iran and assassinated its supreme leader. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

A PMF source confirmed what it described as the “martyrdom of four fighters in an attack on their base” in Diyala.

The Hashed al-Shaabi, originally formed as a paramilitary coalition to fight the Islamic State group, has since been integrated into Iraq’s regular armed forces.

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