Event Brief
Muqtada al-Sadr blames Iraqi militias for strike deaths
Filed: Jul 30, 2026 at 6:08 AM ET
Summary: Muqtada al-Sadr said armed groups and Baghdad’s failure to control weapons led to fighters’ deaths in US-Saudi strikes.
WHO: Muqtada al-Sadr
WHAT: Blamed Iraqi armed groups and Baghdad’s failure to establish state control over weapons for deaths of fighters in joint US-Saudi air strikes
WHEN: Jul 30, 2026 at 5:48 AM ET
WHERE: Iraq
WHY: He was reacting to fighters killed in joint US-Saudi air strikes.
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