BADHDAD: Iraq’s interior ministry says a large explosion at an ammunition depot southwest of the capital, Baghdad, has injured 13 people, most lightly.
Maj. Gen. Saad Maan, a ministry spokesman, said it was not immediately clear what caused the blast at the Al-Saqr military base.
The explosion was heard throughout the city and smoke billowed in the air Monday evening.
The base houses a weapons depot for the Iraqi federal police and the mainly Shiite militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces.
The state-sanctioned PMF militias, which also receive backing from Iran, have fought alongside Iraq’s regular armed forces against Daesh
Blast at Iraq weapons depot injures 13, cause unclear
Updated 12 August 2019
Blast at Iraq weapons depot injures 13, cause unclear
- The explosion was heard throughout the city
- The base houses a weapons depot for the Iraqi federal police and mainly Shiite militias
