US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq
- The attacks against US forces were not successful, the US military said
The US and Saudi Arabia conducted joint strikes in Iraq against Iran-aligned militants targeting US forces and Saudi infrastructure, prompting Iran's Revolutionary Guards to claim retaliatory attacks.
- US and Saudi joint strikes in Iraq.
- Iran-aligned militant groups' targets.
- Iran's claimed retaliatory attacks.
WASHINGTON: The US military said on Tuesday it conducted strikes with Saudi Arabia’s armed forces in Iraq against militant groups aligned with Iran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say it targeted US positions in the region in response to attack
“US 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 US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure,” the US Central Command said in a statement.
The attacks against US forces were not successful, the U.S. military said.