The National Context

Targeted Militias: Operational Breakdown

PMF factions struck Feb 28 to Mar 19, 2026
The Core Takeaway: Kataib Hezbollah (incl. Brigade 45 & 63) is the most heavily targeted militia family. This is followed closely by Hashd al-Shabak (Brigade 30) in Nineveh, and Kataib Imam Ali (Brigade 40) across Kirkuk and Nineveh.
Militia Strike Locations Casualties & Impact
Kataib HezbollahMost Targeted
45th Bde
  • Jurf al-Sakhar BABIL (28 FEB, 2/6/8/11 MAR)
  • Akashat ANBAR (1-2 MAR) | Akkaz/Qaim (1, 11, 18 MAR)
  • Al-Arsat & Belt BAGHDAD (4, 14 MAR)
  • Nahrawan, Fallujah, Tuz Khurmatu, Rahaliya
  • Jurf: ≥3 killed, 4 wounded | Akashat: 4 killed, 11 wounded | Akkaz: 1 killed, 9 wounded
  • Baghdad: 4 killed, 8 wounded (Al-Arsat); Cmdr A. al-Furaiji + 2 killed (Belt); 1 killed (Nahrawan)
PMF 63rd Brigade
KH-Linked Sub-Cluster
  • Kirkuk City & Daquq KIRKUK (18 MAR)
  • Camp al-Shuhada (Tuz) SALAH AL-DIN (19 MAR)
Support battalion hit (Kirkuk); HQ hit (Daquq); Camp al-Shuhada targeted by two consecutive airstrikes.
Hashd al-Shabak
30th Bde / Quwat Sahl Nineveh
  • Bartella NINEVEH (2, 3, 9, 10 MAR)
  • Khazna Taba NINEVEH (3, 9, 19 MAR)
  • Al-Mowafaqiya (9 MAR) | Khorsibat (4 MAR) | Ain al-Safra (11 MAR)
1 killed, 2-3 wounded on 19 Mar.
Heavy material damage: Comms building, multiple sites, and ammo warehouses destroyed.
Asaib Ahl al-Haq
41st Bde
  • Muqdadiya / Sharaban DIYALA (1 MAR)
  • Hamurabi Camp WASIT (11 MAR)
  • Kirkuk City & Daquq KIRKUK (18 MAR) | Salah al-Din HQ (13 MAR)
  • Muqdadiya: 4 killed, 2-8 wounded | Al-Suwayra: Civilian woman killed, PMF injured
  • Daquq/Kirkuk: 3-5 wounded overall in linked sites
Ansar Allah al-Awfiya
19th Bde
  • Al-Qaim ANBAR (12, 16, 18 MAR)
  • Akashat ANBAR (14 MAR)
12 Mar strikes on 3 sites caused high losses (>20 killed). 16 Mar Martyr Haider Checkpoint hit left 6 killed, 4 wounded.
Kataib al-Imam Ali
40th Bde
  • Dibis KIRKUK (10, 15, 17 MAR)
  • Qayyarah NINEVEH (3, 6, 7 MAR)
10 Mar Dibis 1st Reg. strike produced highest named site toll: 4-6 killed, 3-18 wounded. Repeated sequences in Qayyarah.
Saraya Talia al-Khorasani
18th Bde
  • Al-Qaim ANBAR (9, 16 MAR) | Akashat ANBAR (10 MAR)
  • Border Frontier S. ANBAR (13 MAR)
16 Mar hit on 2nd Battalion left 2 killed, others wounded. Several wounded in Akashat mixed strike.
Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada
14th Bde
  • Al-Rashidiya NINEVEH (4, 6, 11 MAR) | Bartella NINEVEH (13 MAR)
  • Shirikhan / Qara Qoyun NINEVEH (6 MAR)
Joint checkpoints hit (6 Mar); helicopter strikes/damage across clusters. Zero confirmed casualties.
Badr Organization
34th Bde & Turkmen Units
  • Kirkuk City KIRKUK (11-12, 18 MAR)
  • Shirikhan / Qara Qoyun NINEVEH (6 MAR)
11-12 Mar PMF secretariat / Turkmen unit hit left 1 killed, 7 wounded. Downtown Badr office hit 18 Mar.
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
12th Bde
  • Al-Nibai N. BAGHDAD (17 MAR)
  • Tarmiyah / Albu Bahr BAGHDAD BELT (19 MAR)
HQ struck in Al-Nibai leaving 3 wounded; material damage in Tarmiyah.
Other Named Factions
Smaller/Local Brigades
  • K. Jund al-Imam (Bde 6): Baiji (19 Mar) | Risaliyun (Bde 31): Sinniyah (19 Mar)
  • Waad Allah (33rd): Al-Adhba (7 Mar) | Fawj Amerli (Bde 52): Tuz Khurmatu (14 Mar)
  • Q. al-Turkmen (Bde 16): Taza/Daquq | K. Babiliyoun (Bde 50): Batnaya (6 Mar)
  • Bde 6: 3 wounded | Bde 31: 1 killed, several wounded | Bde 52: 1 wounded
  • 33rd Regt: 1 killed, 3 wounded | Bde 16/50: Material damage, zero casualties.
Mixed & Command Sites
Unattributed Nodes
  • Jadriyah HQ: Baghdad (16-17 Mar) | Camp Saqr: Baghdad (12 Mar)
  • Tribal PMF (Bde 59) & Nineveh Ops Cmd: N. Mosul (11, 19 Mar)
  • PMF Bde 51: Baiji (9 Mar) | Al-Musayyib, Tharthar, Makhoul, Balad
  • Jadriyah HQ: 6 killed, 4 wounded | Camp Saqr: 1 killed, 3 wounded
  • Other command nodes suffered structural damage with zero/unclear confirmed casualties.