Two air-strikes on an Iraqi military base killed seven and wounded 13 on March 24-5, ramping up diplomatic tension between Baghdad and Washington. The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)—a network of militias that are officially part of Iraq's military structure but including groups with strong links to Iran—said the US was responsible for the first strike on Habbaniyah airbase in Anbar province. Iraq's Defense Ministry said the second strike hit a medical clinic on the base, which is shared with PMF units. (TNH)