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Published 28 Feb, 2026 02:56pm

At least two killed in attack on Iraq base: pro-Iran group sources

A bombing that targeted an Iraqi military base housing a pro-Iran group killed at least two fighters, sources from the powerful group Kataeb Hezbollah told AFP.

“There are two martyrs from Kataeb and another five wounded in the aggression” on the Jurf al-Sakher base, also known as Jurf al-Nasr, in southern Iraq, a Kataeb Hezbollah source said.

Another source said three fighters were killed.

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