Baghdad confirms attack on Saudi pipeline came from Iraq

Iraq's government confirmed on Saturday that Friday night attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline had been launched from Iraqi territory. Saudi Arabia said that it shut down the pipeline on Friday, calling it a "precautionary measure" over a drone attack that occurred the previous day. Riyadh said that it would not retaliate, stressing that it wanted to give Baghdad "an opportunity to take the necessary measures." To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an alliance of Iran-backed Iraqi militias , denied any involvement. The militias are formally part of Iraq's security forces, but some of the groups occasionally act independently.