A strong explosion at a military base in Iraq early this morning killed a member of the Iraqi security forces, which includes groups supported by Iran, reported Ag. Reuters. The force's commander said it was an attack, while the army said it was investigating and that there were no military aircraft in the sky at the time.
Two security sources said earlier that an airstrike caused the blast, which killed a member of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and wounded eight others at the Kalso military base, about 50 km away. south of Baghdad, specifies BTA.
The Iraqi military said a technical commission was investigating the cause of the explosion and fire at the base, which it said occurred at 1 a.m. Saturday.
"The Air Defense Command report confirmed through technical efforts and radar detection that there was no drone or fighter jet in the airspace before and during the explosion,'' the military said in a statement.
The incident in Iraq's Babil province comes at a time when tensions in the Middle East are even higher than usual after sources said an Israeli attack on the Iranian city of Isfahan was carried out on Friday. Tehran downplayed it and indicated that it does not plan to retaliate.