Airstrikes hit security sites in Iraq’s Saladin

2026-03-25 - 14:30

Shafaq News- Saladin Airstrikes targeted security positions in Saladin province on Wednesday, with multiple sites hit within hours, Iraqi security sources said. In Saladin, a strike hit the al-Siniya sector in Baiji district, with an explosion heard across the area. A security source said the target was likely a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) site, though details remain limited. In western Al-Anbar, local officials reported two separate strikes on joint security checkpoints in al-Qaim. The first hit the al-Mashari checkpoint, a shared position of the Iraqi army and the PMF, according to district chief Turki Mohammed. Authorities have yet to confirm casualties or damage. A second strike followed shortly after, hitting the al-Karabla checkpoint, another joint security position in the same district, a security source said.