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Iraqi militia group claims drone attack in Jordan
2026-03-04
[Rudaw] An Iraq-based militia group on Wednesday said it fired one-way drones into Jordan in support of Iran’s war against the United States and Israel. The pro-Tehran group has also grabbed credit for most of the drone and rocket strikes in the Kurdistan Region.

"In fulfillment of our religious duty and in retaliation for the blood of the wali of Allah, the martyred leader Imam Sayyed
...Arabic term meaning your/his lordship. Groveling in His Exalted Presence is encouraged...
Ali al-Husseini Khamenei, and in deterrence of the aggression that led to the martyrdom of a group of Iraqi resistance youth, our brave fighters today, Wednesday (March 4, 2026), carried out an attack with a swarm of drones targeting a vital objective in Jordan," said Saraya Awliya al-Dam (Guardians of Blood Brigades) in a statement on its Telegram channel.

It remains unclear whether the drones managed to hit the target — described by the group as a "Zionist target in Jordan," in reference to Israeli-linked sites.

The United States and Israel launched an extensive aerial campaign against Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
on Saturday, killing many of the country’s leaders and commanders, including long-time Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...>
in the initial strikes.

In its retaliatory response, Iran has targeted US bases and civilian infrastructure across the Middle East, including in the Kurdistan Region, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
, and Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
. Some regional countries, such as The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...a NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
member, but not the most reliable...

, have so far been spared.

Erbil Governor Omed Xoshnaw told Rudaw on Tuesday that at least 100 drone and missile strikes have been recorded in the Kurdistan Region since the start of the war, adding that the majority of them have been intercepted.

Iran has focused its attacks on the US consulate in Erbil, the city’s international airport, and bases belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the Region.
Related:
Jordan: 2026-03-03 Oil Win: While Iran Burns, Norway Awaits Billions in Profits
Jordan: 2026-03-02 RAF base in Cyprus 'is hit by Iranian drone': Ministry of Defence confirms blast and says it is monitoring 'live situation'
Jordan: 2026-03-01 Saudi Arabia Condemns Iranian Attacks on Gulf Nations
Related:
Saraya Awliya al-Dam: 2026-03-02 Islamic Resistance in Iraq carries out 23 operations against US bases in Iraq, region
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