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At Least Two Killed In Attack On Iraq Base

Naija News • 2d ago
At Least Two Killed In Attack On Iraq Base
A bombing that targeted an Iraqi military base housing a pro-Iran group killed at least two people, Iraqi authorities said Saturday. The United States and Israel have launched strikes against Iran, with US President Donald Trump vowing to “annihilate” the country’s navy and missile sites. The Jurf al-Sakher base, also known as Jurf al-Nasr, in southern Iraq, belongs to Hashed al-Shaabi or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a former paramilitary group now integrated into the regular army. READ ALSO: Son Of Iran’s Late Shah Says ‘Final Victory’ Near But the base mostly hosts the powerful pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah. A source from Kataeb Hezbollah told AFP that “there are two martyrs from Kataeb and another five wounded in the aggression on the Jurf al-Nasr base.” The Iraqi gove...
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