Second air strike hits PMF base in western Iraq

Second air strike hits PMF base in western Iraq An air attack targeted the headquarters of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in the city of al-Qaim in western Iraq, Al Jazeera reported, quoting an Iraqi police source, marking a second reported strike on the paramilitary group. Earlier, an air raid hit the headquarters of the PMF’s 34th Brigade in Mosul, with no immediate reports of casualties. The PMF is part of Iraq’s state security apparatus and includes armed factions.