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Iraqi militias claim to attack eight US Logistics convoys in 24 hours

26 August 2021 22:58 (UTC +04:00)

Shia militias targeted as many as eight US logistics convoys in a single day, Sabereen News, an outlet affiliated with the militias, has alleged, APA reports citing Sputnik.

The spate of suspected attacks was reported to have taken place Tuesday, with convoys targeted in Nasiriyah and Samawah areas in southeastern Iraq, with two more attacked in al-Diwaniyah, capital of the southeastern province of al-Qadisiyyah. Two improvised explosive device attacks were reported in Babil province, with a US Army logistics convoy targeted in Baghdad’s Yusufiyah district, more vehicles attacked in al-Taji and two other convoys struck in al-Muthana and Dhi Qar provinces.

Qasem al-Jabbarin (lit. ‘Smasher of the Oppressors’), a shadowy militia force which US officials allege is a front for Kataib Hezbollah specializing in roadside bombings, claimed responsibility for the attacks. The US classifies the group as a ‘terrorist organisation’, and has repeatedly attacked the militants’ facilities across Iraq and Syria.

According to Arabic-language outlet ISWNews, Tuesday’s attacks brought the total number of strikes on US logistical convoys since March up to 130.

The Pentagon has not commented on the suspected attacks.

However, Qasem al-Jabbarin released footage, showing what appear to be multiple roadside explosions near tanker and truck convoys traveling along highways. Sputnik has not been able to verify the footage to determine that it was filmed when or where the militia claim it was.