On a typical Friday near Baghdad, there was a big boom that shook up a military base housing members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who are pretty tight with Iran, as per some reports. It caused quite a stir, but Israeli and US officials were quick to distance themselves, denying any involvement in the explosion.
Reports flew in saying the blast caused a bit of a mess and some folks got hurt, according to what PMF shared. Sadly, one fighter didn’t make it, and six others were injured, according to Reuters.
US Central Command was quick to clarify they weren't behind any airstrikes in Iraq that day, as per Bloomberg News. And Israel? They were adamant they had nothing to do with whatever went down in Iraq, according to a CNN report.
Now, this blast? It wasn’t just some tiny pop. It happened about 20 miles south of Baghdad, right at the Kalsu military base, which is like the PMF's main spot.
Check this out: The Institute for the Study of War says the PMF, which is supposed to be all about Iraq, has been kind of hijacked by Iran. That gives Iran a lot of sway in Iraq's business, you know?
These PMF groups have been stirring up trouble, with rocket and drone attacks on US folks in Iraq and Syria since way back last October when Israel and Hamas were going at it. It's been a bit of a mess.
And get this, just the day before this whole Iraq explosion thing, Israel did a sneaky "limited" strike near a major airbase in Iran’s Isfahan. That city's got about 2 million folks living there and some serious underground uranium stuff going on. The strike? It was payback for Iran's missile and drone party against Israel, which itself was retaliation for a bombing in Syria. Crazy stuff, right?
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