2024-04-20 10:20:35
A “bombing” hit a military base in the middle of the Irish League Iraq which hosts troops from the Army and the pro-Iranian group Hashd al-Shaabiformer paramilitaries who have now been integrated into the regular forces, two security sources revealed this Friday (04/19/2024).
Interview at the agency AFPa military officer and another official from the Ministry of Interior were unable to identify the people responsible for this attack on the Kalsu base, in the province of Babylon.
The ministerial official noted that the explosion left “one dead and eight injured.” He also said that the bombing was aimed at armored vehicles of the Irish League Hashd al-Shaabi. “The explosion affected the material, the weapons, the vehicles,” he said.
For his part, the military official reported at least three wounded among the Iraqi Army troops. “Because of the bombing, there were explosions in the warehouses where the equipment is,” explained this official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. “Fire is still affecting some sectors and the search for injured people continues,” he said. AFP.
The action, which is not claimed, takes place in an explosive context in the region derived from the war in Gaza Strip.
The group Hashd al-Shaabi It is part of Iraq’s official security apparatus, but brings together several pro-Iranian armed factions that have carried out attacks in Iraq and Syria on US soldiers deployed as part of an international anti-jihadist coalition.
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