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FLASH: US-Zionist Aggression Targets PMF Leadership in Anbar

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FLASH: US-Zionist Aggression Targets PMF Leadership in Anbar

Geopolitical Briefing

In a major escalation early Tuesday, March 24, 2026, US-Zionist aircraft launched a series of precision strikes against the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) operations command in the Al-Habaniya district, east of Ramadi. The aggression resulted in the martyrdom of 15 personnel, including high-ranking commanders: Saad Dawai al-Baeeji (Head of Anbar Operations), Wathiq al-Fartousi (Director of Intelligence), and Haider al-Maamouri (Security Director). Field reports indicate that secondary strikes targeted ambulances attempting to reach the site. Concurrent explosions were reported in Jurf al-Nasr (Babil) and parts of Nineveh, marking a coordinated offensive against Iraqi security infrastructure.

Strategic Analysis

This operation is a core component of the broader kinetic campaign initiated by the US-Israeli axis in late February 2026. By decapitating the PMF’s leadership in Anbar, Washington aims to sever the strategic land bridge of the Axis of Resistance and secure its vulnerable assets at Ain al-Asad airbase. Strategically, this reflects a shift from "containment" to "direct confrontation," as the US attempts to compensate for its diminishing regional influence through targeted assassinations of official Iraqi military figures.

Position and Assessment

The martyrdom of Al-Baeeji and Al-Fartousi underscores the inherent hypocrisy of the "Strategic Framework Agreement." The US continues to treat Iraqi sovereignty as a tactical casualty. There is no middle ground: the PMF is an official branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces, and this hit is a direct declaration of war against the Iraqi state. Political procrastination regarding the total withdrawal of foreign forces only invites further bloodshed and systemic destabilization.

Axis of Resistance Perspective

For the Axis of Resistance (Iran, Hezbollah, Yemen, and Iraqi factions), the Anbar strikes are viewed as a desperate attempt to fracture the "Unity of Fronts." Resistance leadership views these martyrs not as local casualties, but as icons of a regional liberation struggle. The response will be calculated to prove that the cost of American presence in Iraq has become strategically unsustainable.

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