BAGHDAD, March 31, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A strike in western Iraq killed two fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi on Tuesday, the alliance said, blaming the US and Israel.

"This heinous attack resulted in the martyrdom of two fighters and the wounding of four others," the statement said, of the strike that targeted a checkpoint in Anbar province.

The alliance is also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), and is now part of Iraq's regular armed forces although it also contains pro-Iran factions.