Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has accused Israel of being behind attacks...
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi delivers a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool
“Investigations into the targeting of some Popular Mobilisation Forces positions indicate that Israel carried it out,” Al Jazeera quoted Abdul Mahdi as telling it. A spokeswoman for the Israeli military declined to comment on the Iraqi premier’s remarks, saying “these are reports from foreign media and we do not comment on them”.
The Pentagon denied that U.S. forces were involved in the attacks against the Shi’ite militias in Iraq.
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