Baghdad, March 1, 2026 (AFP) - Strike kills four Iraqi fighters in central Iraq: security and PMF sources

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An air strike in central Iraq killed four fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi on Sunday, security officials and a Hashed source told AFP. The fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), which is now part of Iraq's regular army, "were killed in an air strike on their base" in the central Diyala province. Another eight fighters were wounded. A PMF source confirmed "the martyrdom of four......

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