World War 3 Fears Surge Explode as Another Air Strike Hits Iranian Backed Militia

• World War 3 Fears Surge Explode as Another Air Strike Hits Iranian Backed Militia
  by GURSIMRAN HANS, https://www.express.co.uk/
  AIR STRIKES targeting an Iran backed Iraqi militia have killed six people and critically wounded three.
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  A convoy carrying the Popular Mobilisation Forces near Taji, was the target at 1.12am local time according to an Iraqi army source, Two of the three vehicles making up the convoy were found burned along with six corpses. There is no confirmation yet as to the source of the attack.
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  The Popular Mobilisation Forces are an umbrella grouping of mostly Shia militias. The group consists of around 40 militias which include some Sunni, Christian and Yazidi factions. It was formed in 2014 and has fought in several major battles against ISIS.
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  Former Saudi Foreign Minister Adel ul-Jubeir has described the group as a “religious organisation”, and accused it of carrying out killings in the country with the backing of generals in Tehran.
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  The group itself say the strike hit medics and not fighters or senior leaders. A statement alleged: “Initial sources confirm that the strike targeted a convoy of Popular Mobilisation Forces medics near Taji stadium in Baghdad.”
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  The event comes after the death of Qassam Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, near Baghdad International Airport. Missiles were shot from American drones targeting his convoy.
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