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Airstrikes on Iraq's Shi'ite PMF site kill 15 including Anbar commander

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Airstrikes targeting a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces in the western ​province of Anbar killed at least 15 fighters, ‌including the PMF's Anbar operations commander, and wounded 30 others, security and health sources told Reuters early on Tuesday.
The PMF confirmed ​in a statement the death of its Anbar ​commander, Saad al-Baiji, and 14 of his companions. ⁠It accused the United States of carrying out the ​attack, saying a U.S. airstrike targeted a command headquarters ​while personnel were on duty.

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