Three powerful explosions were reported early Tuesday at Al-Taji military base, about 30 kilometres north of Baghdad.
The Iraqi military later confirmed that the blasts were caused by an unidentified drone targeting the facility, no casualties reported. The base, which belongs to the Iraqi army, has also hosted U.S.-led coalition forces in the past and remains one of Iraq’s key military installations.
Iraqi security forces have sealed off the area, and emergency crews are responding.
Al-Taji has previously been targeted by rocket and drone attacks in recent years during heightened U.S.-Iran tensions, due to its role as a joint operations and training site for Iraqi and foreign troops.
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Three powerful explosions were reported early Tuesday at Al-Taji military base, about 30 kilometres north of Baghdad.
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At least three people have been killed and several others injured after an Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva, hitting a residential building.
Iranian state-run outlet Press TV has reported that nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Siddiqi was assassinated in a targeted attack in northern Tehran.
At least 71 people have been killed and 20 injured in a terror attack on a village in Niger’s Tillaberi region, local media reported.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there is no ceasefire agreement with Israel, directly rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier claim of a truce between the two countries.
Three explosions were heard in Tehran early Tuesday, shortly after the Israeli army issued an evacuation alert for the city’s Seventh District, warning of possible strikes.
At least three people have been killed and several others injured after an Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva, hitting a residential building.
Iranian state-run outlet Press TV has reported that nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Siddiqi was assassinated in a targeted attack in northern Tehran.
At least 71 people have been killed and 20 injured in a terror attack on a village in Niger’s Tillaberi region, local media reported.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there is no ceasefire agreement with Israel, directly rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier claim of a truce between the two countries.
Three powerful explosions were reported early Tuesday at Al-Taji military base, about 30 kilometres north of Baghdad.
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