US, Saudi joint strike in Iraq killed six Iranian advisers, Iraqi officials say

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Six Iranian advisers were killed in a joint US-Saudi strike on targets in Iraq on Wednesday, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press. The officials provided details on the circumstances of the attack and the casualties but declined to be identified. The strike marks the first publicly reported joint US-Saudi operation against targets inside Iraq. It was not immediately clear which specific sites were hit or which armed group the Iranian advisers were affiliated with. The deployment and military presence of Iranian advisers in Iraq have long been a subject of dispute. The officials' account raises fresh questions about the activities of military advisers on Iraqi territory. No further details were immediately available.