The militia blamed an attack, while Iraq's military said it did not detect drones or jets in the area.

A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said.

Iraq’s military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the blast.

But the militia organisation involved, the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), blamed an attack.

It comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran.

The PMF is an umbrella organisation that contains several pro-Iranian militias that are part of the network of proxies that Tehran has been able to use to advance its interests across the Middle East for years.

Those militias have attacked US personnel and interests in Iraq on a number of occasions in the past, with the aim of trying to force the remaining US troops to leave the country. The US has regularly struck back at the militias.

The Pentagon has, however, moved swiftly to deny any involvement in this incident.

  • CyborganismEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    Probably the Mossad did this. It’s Israel going to attack every nation around the middle East that has any Iranian sympathisers? Are they going to declare war on everybody in their neighborhood?

    They’re about to stir some really bad shit if they do.

    • KaryoplasmaEnglish
      24•7 months ago

      No, they won’t. Declaring war means accepting accountability, which is not Israel’s modus operandi. They are going to poke, prod and escalate until war is declared on them and then play the victim as per fucking usual.

      • @JoeKroganEnglish
        5•7 months ago

        And the US will bail them out as usual and bomb the shit out of the places while the arms companies make bank

      • @ZehzinEnglish
        4•7 months ago

        Known in some circles as the “why are you hitting yourself” school of diplomacy

    • @RapidcreekEnglish
      -1•7 months ago

      Sympathizers is quite a way to describe an armed gang that has killed US troops.

      • CyborganismEnglish
        3•7 months ago

        You mean, while the US invaded Iraq in the early 2000’s?

        • @RapidcreekEnglish
          3•7 months ago

          Might? I love the way some describe these guys as something other than what they are.

          • @sazeyEnglish
            0•7 months ago

            Patriots that fought off an invading army there on false pretences?

    • NeuromancerEnglish
      -2•7 months ago

      These are Iranian backed militias. Israel has been striking them for years.