Conflict & Security
Explosion Rocks Popular Mobilization Forces Facility in Baghdad
October 17, 2026 at 04:55 PM
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MAMasrawy
انفجار بأحد مستودعات الحشد الشعبي في العراق وإصابة بعض منتسبيه
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SNSky News Arabia
"حادث غامض" داخل مقر للحشد الشعبي في بغداد
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عاجل| مصدر عراقي: إصابة عدد من منتسبي الحشد الشعبي إثر انفجار وقع داخل مقر للحشد شرقي بغداد
(opens the publisher’s site)An explosion hit a Popular Mobilization Forces facility in Baghdad on Saturday, with conflicting accounts over its location and casualties.
- Iraqi security sources stated explosions hit a PMF facility north of Baghdad, with the cause undetermined.
- The PMF said the blast was an explosion of a stockpile of damaged ammunition inside its facility east of Baghdad, reporting no human casualties.
- An Iraqi security source stated that several PMF members were injured, contradicting the PMF's account.
- Residents reported hearing a loud blast and seeing smoke rise from the site.