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Explosion hits base of Iranian-aligned Iraqi army unit
Officials report casualties with some citing air strike on former anti-Isis unit known as Hashed al-Shaabi, which is now part of Iraq’s regular military
An explosion has hit an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian paramilitaries, according to security sources.
The explosion on Friday night was at the Calso base, where former pro-Iranian paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi – now integrated into the regular army – is stationed, an interior ministry source and a military official told Agence France-Presse.
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