Live updates: US and Saudi forces conduct strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq
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"Live updates: US and Saudi forces conduct strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (4)
- Middle East war escalates: Multiple dead in US-Saudi strikes in Iraq; Iran targets Hormuz ships The Times of India · 1h ago
- US thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes against militias in Iraq KATU · 1h ago
- Saudi Arabia, US carry out strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq Al Jazeera · 3h ago
- US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq Reuters · 3h ago
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