BAGHDAD, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said on Monday that six of its members were killed and four others wounded in an Israeli attack in the western province of Anbar.
According to a PMF statement, the strike targeted a checkpoint in the town of al-Qaim near the Syrian border.
The group described the location as an "official security site," stating the casualties occurred while the members were "performing their duty of protecting the land and sovereignty."
The PMF added that the incident is part of repeated attacks targeting its security forces in recent days.
Over the past few days, dozens of PMF members have been killed in attacks, for which the group blamed U.S.-Israeli operations.
The attack came amid heightened tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb. 28, to which Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East. ■
