Iraq To ATTACK U.S? Baghdad Declares FULL-SCALE Military Strike After U.S. KILLS Top PMF Commander

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating rapidly after Iraq signals a major shift in its military posture. Following deadly US airstrikes that killed a top Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) commander, Baghdad has authorized a full-scale response. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired an emergency security meeting, granting forces the authority to retaliate with “all available means.”

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating rapidly after Iraq signals a major shift in its military posture. Following deadly US airstrikes that killed a top Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) commander, Baghdad has authorized a full-scale response. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired an emergency security meeting, granting forces the authority to retaliate with “all available means.”

With the PMF officially part of Iraq’s state security apparatus, any attack on them is now treated as an attack on Iraq itself. The US has been directly blamed by Iraqi officials, with some also pointing toward Israeli involvement — marking a sharp escalation in rhetoric and regional tensions.

Is Iraq stepping into a wider war? Or is this a controlled show of force? As drone strikes, counterattacks, and military build-ups continue, the region stands on the edge of a dangerous escalation.

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00:05Music

00:12Music

00:27Iraq officially joins the war?

00:31Latest developments from March 24, 2026 are raising serious alarm across the region.

00:39Following deadly airstrikes on popular mobilization forces positions in Anbar and Mosul, Iraq's leadership has taken a decisive step.

00:49In an emergency session chaired by Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the country's top security body authorized its forces

00:58to respond to attacks with all available means.

01:02This comes after a major strike killed at least 15 PMF fighters, including senior commander Saad al-Bayji and wounded

01:12dozens more.

01:13Iraqi officials have directly blamed the United States, with some pointing to Israeli involvement, marking a sharp escalation in tone

01:23from Baghdad.

01:24The decision is being framed as self-defense, but its implications go far beyond that.

01:30Because the popular mobilization forces are not just malicious, they are officially part of Iraq's state security apparatus.

01:39That means any attack on them is now treated as an attack on Iraq itself, and now retaliation has formal

01:48backing.

01:49At the same time, Iraq is trying to balance on a razor's edge.

01:53The government has summoned both U.S. and Iranian representatives, filed complaints at the United Nations, and emphasized that only

02:02the state has the authority to decide war and peace.

02:05But on the ground, the situation is already shifting.

02:09In recent weeks, strikes have hit multiple locations across Iraq, while armed factions linked to the PMF have launched drone

02:18and rocket attacks on U.S. targets.

02:21Each exchange increases the risk of a wider escalation.

02:25This is the dangerous grey zone, where defensive authorizations can quickly turn into active conflict, where retaliation leads to counter

02:35-retaliation, and where the line between being involved and being at war starts to disappear.

02:41Iraq is now deeper in the conflict than at any point so far, and the next move could determine whether

02:49it becomes a full battlefield.

02:51Iraq is now deeper in the field.

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Iraq To ATTACK U.S? Baghdad Declares FULL-SCALE Military Strike After U.S. KILLS Top PMF Commander

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