Al-Zaydi suspends his visit to Riyadh after the US-Saudi bombing of Popular Mobilization Forces positions.
Al-Zaydi suspends his visit to Riyadh after the US-Saudi bombing of Popular Mobilization Forces positions.
2026-07-29
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi decided on Wednesday to suspend his planned official visit to Riyadh, following joint airstrikes by US and Saudi forces targeting Popular Mobilization Forces positions inside Iraqi territory.
An informed government source told Shafaq News Agency that the decision came as a direct response to the recent security developments that the country witnessed at dawn today, including halting all arrangements related to the government delegation and the talks that were scheduled to be held tomorrow, Thursday, with the Saudi side.
This stance coincides with what the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday evening regarding the destruction of drones that targeted oil facilities in the Kingdom, indicating that those drones were launched from inside Iraqi territory.
In developments on the ground, joint US-Saudi warplanes launched airstrikes early Wednesday morning targeting Popular Mobilization Forces positions inside Iraqi territory.
The strikes resulted in 20 deaths and 32 injuries, in a “non-final” toll that is likely to increase, according to an official statement issued by the Popular Mobilization Forces.
shafaq.com
