BAGHDAD, July 29 (HS/RIA Novosti) - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi will convene an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Wednesday in response to airstrikes launched by the United States and Saudi Arabia on Shiite militia facilities, the Iraqi government's Security Media Cell said.
Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, has directed the convening of an emergency meeting of the National Security Council in response to the security situation and aerial bombardment, the Media Cell said on X.
The government will release a statement outlining the course of the events and decisions taken in response to them.
US Central Command said on Tuesday night that US and Saudi Arabian fighter jets struck what it described as Iran-aligned terrorists in eastern Iraq in response to aerial drone attacks on US bases and Saudi infrastructure recorded in the previous 72 hours. The Popular Mobilization Forces in southern Iraq said that at least two people were injured in an airstrike on its headquarters.
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