US-Israeli force strikes Kataib al Tayyar al Risali and Badr Organization PMF sites in Salah al Din Province — third strike on militia positions in this conflict

The US-Israeli combined force conducted strikes against Iranian-backed Iraqi militia positions in Salah al Din Province on April 4-5: 1. 31st PMF Brigade (Kataib al Tayyar al Risali): Repeatedly struck on April 4 and 5. This marks the third time in the conflict that the combined force has targeted positions held by this militia group, which is aligned with Iran's IRGC Quds Force. 2. Badr Organization PMF Brigade: Separately struck in Salah al Din Province on April 5. The Badr Organization is one of the largest and most influential Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. Meanwhile, Iranian-backed Iraqi militias continued their own operations: - The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed 19 drone attacks against 'enemy' bases in Iraq and the region on April 4. - Likely front group Kataib Sarkhat al Quds claimed attacks on unspecified US interests in Kuwait. - Likely front group Jaysh al Ghadab claimed two 'air attacks' targeting US and Israeli interests in Bahrain and northern Iraq. Separately, six drones hit a China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)-operated oil field in Maysan Province on April 4, igniting a fire. This is the second time an Iraqi militia has targeted a partially or fully Chinese-owned asset since the conflict began. No group claimed responsibility, but Kataib Sarkhat al Quds attempted to blame the Kuwaiti government and the Kurdistan Regional Government for the attacks — a transparent deflection attempt. The targeting of Chinese-owned assets creates complications for China-Iran relations and demonstrates the expanding scope of militia attacks beyond US and Israeli targets.