Exclusive - Yemen's Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia from Iraq, sources say

By Timour Azhari and Mohammed Ghobari RIYADH, July 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week from Iraqi territory in coordination with Iraqi armed groups, according to assessments by Saudi Arabia and regional partners,

Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

The flare-up on multiple fronts raised the risk of a return to all-out war, underscoring the difficulty of winding down a five-month conflict that has jolted the world economy.

U.S., Saudi Arabia attack Iranian-backed groups in Iraq

The United States and Saudi Arabia attacked Iran-backed proxies in Iraq on Wednesday after Saudi air defense systems intercepted days of attacks launched from Iraq against the kingdom's petroleum facilities.

Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

Iraqi security and emergency personnel work at the scene of a strike in Muqdadiyah, Diyala province on Wednesday Saudi Arabia and the US have carried out strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq,

Iraq calls Saudi-US attacks a ‘flagrant violation of sovereignty’

Iraq's National Security Council has condemned Wednesday's Saudi-US strikes against the Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), which killed at least 20 members of the Iraqi paramilitary group.

Here’s What to Know About Iraq’s Militias

At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes.

Iraq says it had ‘no prior knowledge’ of US-Saudi attacks – as it happened

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U.S. thwarts Iranian missile attack on U.S. troops, strikes Iranian proxies in Iraq with Saudi forces

Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East in what U.S. Central Command described as an "attempted surprise attack" on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia says it struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq with U.S. coordination

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that its armed forces, in coordination with ‌U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), carried out "targeted strikes" against Iran-backed groups in Iraq that it said were responsible for drone attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities.

Explainer-Who Are Iraq's Iranian-Backed Armed Groups?

One ​of the armed groups closest to Iran, it was founded by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the mid-2000s. A U.S. air strike on Baghdad in 2020 ​killed Muhandis along with high-profile Iranian Major-General Qassem ⁠Soleimani.