Explosions injure three people at pro-Iran military base, Iraqi security official says
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KIFI— By Aqeel Najim and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were wounded after five explosions rocked a military base belonging to an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, a local security official told CNN Saturday. The blasts happened at a site belonging to the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), according to Muhannad al-Anazi, a member of
CNN—‘Huge explosion’ south of Baghdad at military base, Iraqi security source says. A “huge explosion” took place at a military base belonging to Iraq’s Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the Babylon Governorate south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN on Saturday (local time). The explosion took place at an ammunition depot at a PMF military base, the source added, without providing further details or elaborating on a cause. This is a developing story and will be updated.
RedState—UPDATE: US, Israeli Officials Say They Did Not Launch Airstrike on Iraqi Militia Base. As we previously reported, there were reports that Israel was carrying out new bombing in Iraq. This followed Israel hitting Iran on Thursday.
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