At least three members of the pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Unit were injured after “five explosions” in the army Base of Hasth al-Shabi (“Popular Mobilization Units”, pro-Iranian paramilitary forces now integrated into the Iraqi army) south of Baghdad, said a member of the security team.
Al Arabiya Network reported that the site was the target of a missile attack.
CNN reported that the explosions occurred at an ammunition depot.
Significant airstrikes by unidentified aircraft have been reported against a major Iranian-backed military base south of Baghdad in eastern Iraq's Babylon Governorate. pic.twitter.com/V6XTL5gu9Y
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) April 19, 2024
WATCH: The first moments of an explosion at a military base south of the capital, at the headquarters of the People's Mobilization Forces #BaghdadAn international news agency quoted Iraqi security sources as saying: The airstrike resulted in a large explosion at a military base used by the Popular Mobilization Forces, and caused several deaths and injuries at the military base in Iraq. pic.twitter.com/14yVTN9hND
– D.Khalid Alsabaei (@D_alsabaei) April 19, 2024
An Israeli official told CNN that Israel had nothing to do with the explosions in Iraq on Friday night.
The US Central Command has said that the US has not launched an attack in Iraq.
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