Misleading Claim About Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces Targeting U.S. Warplanes With Simple Weapons

Misleading Claim About Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces Targeting U.S. Warplanes With Simple Weapons

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Media outlets and social media accounts shared a video showing armed fighters firing heavy ground machine guns at a warplane, claiming it documents Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces confronting U.S. military aircraft using basic weapons.

PMF fighters confront American warplanes with the simplest weapons

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