A member of the armed Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces was killed early this morning and eight others were wounded in an explosion at the command post of the Kalso military base – 50 km south of Baghdad – according to an army statement, which added that no drones or fighter jets were spotted in the airspace of the area before or during the explosion.
🇮🇶 Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) say their command post at the Kalso military base, about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, was hit by a massive explosion last night.
One fighter was killed and six were wounded.
-> Israel or USA? pic.twitter.com/EUeGXmG19X
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The Iran-linked Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) armed group said the explosion was the result of an attack.
The explosion caused a fire at facilities housing IDF brigades and Iraqi security forces, Muhanned al-Enazi, head of the security committee of Babil province, where the military base is located, said in televised statements.
🇮🇶 Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) say their command post at the Kalso military base, about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, was hit by a massive explosion last night.
One fighter was killed and six were wounded.
-> Israel or USA? pic.twitter.com/EUeGXmG19X
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 20, 2024
“The fire is out. An investigation is underway to determine whether the attack was carried out by drones or missiles and who is behind it,” the official said.
The IDF, which operates under the umbrella of the pro-Iranian Islamic Resistance militia, has attacked US troops in the region on several occasions and has targeted Israel since the Gaza war erupted, declaring its support for the Palestinians.
The Islamic Resistance recently claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a “vital target” in the southern Israeli coastal city of Eilat, while it has repeatedly struck US bases in Iraq and Syria with drones and missiles in the past.
The Israeli army, for its part, did not comment on this announcement.
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