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Targeted Militias: Operational Breakdown

PMF factions struck Feb 28 to Mar 29, 2026
Kataib Hezbollah remains the most heavily targeted militia family, but only if defined through Brigades 45/46/47 and direct KH-linked sites. Hashd al-Shabak and Kataib al-Imam Ali follow closely. Late March broadened the strike pattern to Badr units, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Babylon, Risaliyun, Quwat al-Sadr, and mixed PMF intelligence/command nodes.
Militia ▲ Strike Locations ▼ Casualties & Impact ▼
Kataib HezbollahMost Targeted
45th, 46th, 47th Bdes
  • Jurf al-Sakhar BABIL (28 FEB, 2/6/8/11, 24 MAR)
  • Akashat ANBAR (1-2 MAR) | Akkaz/Qaim (1, 11, 18, LATE MAR PROB)
  • Al-Arsat & Belt BAGHDAD (4, 14 MAR)
  • Nahrawan, Fallujah, Tuz Khurmatu, Rahaliya
  • Jurf: ≥3 killed, 4 wounded; Bde 47 fighters wounded (24 Mar)
  • Akashat: 4 killed, 11 wounded | Akkaz: 1 killed, 9 wounded
  • Baghdad: 4 killed, 8 wounded (Al-Arsat); Cmdr A. al-Furaiji + 2 killed (Belt)
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 overall: 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, 29 MAR) | Bartella NINEVEH (13 MAR)
  • Shirikhan / Qara Qoyun NINEVEH (6 MAR)
 Joint checkpoints hit (6 Mar). Bde 14 hit in Rashidiya (29 Mar). Helicopter strikes/damage across clusters.
Badr Organization
34th, 27th, 61st Bdes
  • Kirkuk City & Dibis KIRKUK (11-12, 18, 26 MAR)
  • Shirikhan / Qara Qoyun NINEVEH (6 MAR) | Al-Karmah ANBAR (23 MAR)
 11-12 Mar PMF secretariat hit (1 killed, 7 wounded). Bde 27 hit in al-Karmah; Bde 61 hit in Dibis late 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.
PMF 63rd Brigade
Turkmen / Northern-Axis
  • Kirkuk City & Daquq KIRKUK (18 MAR)
  • Camp al-Shuhada & Amerli SALAH AL-DIN (19, 26 MAR)
 Support battalion hit in Kirkuk; HQ hit in Daquq; Camp al-Shuhada targeted twice; Amerli struck late Mar.
Liwa al-Tufuf
13th Bde
  • Area 160 W. ANBAR (22 MAR) | Al-Qaim ANBAR (PROB)
 Targeted in Area 160 (late Mar); probable secondary strike in Qaim border sector.
Kataib al-Tayyar al-Risali
31st Bde (Risaliyun)
  • Sinniyah Airport SALAH AL-DIN (19, 24 MAR)
 1 killed, several wounded.
Quwat al-Sadr
15th Bde / Martyr Sadr Regt
  • Al-Hamra SALAH AL-DIN (23 MAR)
 Hit during late Mar expansion into Salah al-Din.
Kataib Babiliyoun
50th Bde
  • Batnaya NINEVEH (6 MAR) | Al-Qusiyat / Mosul NINEVEH (24 MAR)
 Suicide drone strike in Batnaya; site tied to Rayan al-Kildani hit in late Mar.
Quwat al-Turkmen
16th Bde
  • Taza KIRKUK (15 MAR) | Daquq KIRKUK (18 MAR)
 3rd Battalion struck in Daquq; Taza hit caused damage to unused vehicles.
Fawj Amerli
52nd Bde
  • Tuz Khurmatu / Heliwa SALAH AL-DIN (14, 21 MAR)
 1st Regiment hit; 1 wounded.
Kataib Jund al-Imam
6th Bde
  • Baiji N. SALAH AL-DIN (19 MAR)
 Targeted by two airstrikes; 3 wounded.
Waad Allah Brigades
33rd Regt
  • Al-Adhba NINEVEH (7 MAR)
 Coordinated cluster hit; 1 killed, 3 wounded.
Liwa Salah al-Din
51st Bde
  • Baiji N. SALAH AL-DIN (9 MAR)
 Two airstrikes, no published casualties.
Mixed & Command Sites
Unattributed Nodes & Ops Commands
  • Jadriyah HQ: Baghdad (16-17 Mar) | Camp Saqr: Baghdad (12 Mar)
  • Jazeera Ops Med-Cmd: Jurf al-Nasr (Late Mar) | N/E Tigris Intel: Kirkuk Airport (Late Mar)
  • Tribal PMF (Bde 59) & Nineveh Ops Cmd: N. Mosul (11, 19 Mar)
  • Other: Al-Musayyib, Tharthar, Makhoul, Balad
  • Jadriyah HQ: 6 killed, 4 wounded | Camp Saqr: 1 killed, 3 wounded
  • Late Mar expanded targets to include high-level mixed medical and intelligence nodes.
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