US military says US, Saudi forces struck sites of Iran-backed groups in Iraq

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it conducted strikes with Saudi Arabia's armed forces in Iraq against militant groups aligned with Iran.

"U.S. Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed to attack U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure," the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

The attacks against U.S. forces were not successful, the U.S. military said.