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Deadly explosion at a military base in Iraq

Deadly explosion at a military base in Iraq

One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base that hosts a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups.

Full details remain unclear hours after the explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where the regular army, police and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces of Iraq, or Hashed al-Shaabi, are stationed.

The blast comes days after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, which reportedly responded with a drone strike on the Islamic republic on April 19, amid tensions fueled by the Gaza war.

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