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Funerals for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces fighters, in photos

Jul 29, 2026, 12:11 PM

Mourners grieve at the grave of a Popular Mobilization Forces fighter during a funeral for fighters...

Mourners grieve at the grave of a Popular Mobilization Forces fighter during a funeral for fighters killed in airstrikes on PMF bases in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Funerals are held for fighters from Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces after U.S. and Saudi strikes targeted Tehran-backed militias. Six Iranian advisers were also killed in the attacks, which heightened tensions across the region.

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