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
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Blast at Iraq weapons depot injures 13, cause unclear
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
Turkiye pleased with alignment steps by Syria and Kurdish forces, Erdogan says
- Erdogan was cited as saying Ankara is closely monitoring the Syrian integration steps
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he is pleased to see steps taken in neighboring Syria to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into state structures, after a US-backed ceasefire deal late last month between the sides.
In a readout on Wednesday of his comments to reporters on a return flight from Ethiopia, Erdogan was cited as saying Ankara is closely monitoring the Syrian integration steps and providing guidance on implementing the agreement.
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