At least two people were killed and three others were injured in an attack carried out this Friday in Iraq by “unknown aircraft” against a military base of the influential pro-Iranian Shiite group Popular Multitude., with the presence of the Arab country’s Armythey informed EFE Iraqi security sources.
The attack targeted Kalsu baseon the outskirts of the Babel governorate, about 80 kilometers south of the Iraqi capital, and which hosts Popular Mob fighters, as well as Iraqi military and police, said the sources who asked not to be identified, and indicated that the number of victims is “according to a preliminary balance.”
The Crowd confirmed, in a statement, an “explosion” at its “headquarters at the Kalsu military base, north of Babel,” and stated that “caused victims and material losses,” without disclosing details.
“An investigation team immediately arrived at the barracks. Once the preliminary investigation is completed, we will provide you with details,” added the note, reproduced by the official Iraqi news agency. INA.
According to security sources, it is a “joint base”which houses barracks of the Iraqi Army and Police, and others of the Popular Crowd, where the attack took place.
The Popular Multitude militias, de facto integrated into the Iraqi Armed Forces, group several pro-Iranian Shiite formations that have claimed responsibility for numerous attacks with drones and projectiles in recent months against Israel and bases with a US presence in Iraq and Syria.
USA For its part, in recent months it attacked bases and supposed leaders of movements such as Al Nujba and Kataib Hezbollahwho are part of the Crowd.
Both groups, considered terrorists by the US, are also part of the amalgam of pro-Iran militias Islamic Resistance in Iraqwhich has launched more than 160 attacks against Washington positions on Iraqi and Syrian soil since the beginning of the war in Gazaon October 7.
Iraq, whose government is an ally of Washington but does not recognize the State of Israel, criticized the US attacks on its territory on several occasions, considering that “they harm their sovereignty.”
Baghdad also began negotiations with the United States to establish a schedule for the departure of foreign troops from the Arab country to end the international coalition’s mission against the terrorist group. Islamic State (IS) after a decade of operations.
