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| Iran-backed militia official killed at Baghdad airport in wake of 'missile' attack – report | |
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| Several rockets have landed at the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. At least seven people, including a senior official with the Iran-backed militia, have reportedly been killed in an apparent US air strike. | |
| Three rockets came down inside the airport perimeter near the air cargo terminal early Friday morning local time, Iraqi security media cell reported. The resulting explosions set two vehicles alight, injuring civilians, it said. | Three rockets came down inside the airport perimeter near the air cargo terminal early Friday morning local time, Iraqi security media cell reported. The resulting explosions set two vehicles alight, injuring civilians, it said. |
| The incident forced the airport into an immediate shutdown. | The incident forced the airport into an immediate shutdown. |
| All inbound and outbound flights at the airport have been cancelled or diverted for the time being. | All inbound and outbound flights at the airport have been cancelled or diverted for the time being. |
| There have also been unconfirmed reports of injuries among Iraqi military forces. | There have also been unconfirmed reports of injuries among Iraqi military forces. |
| While no party has claimed responsibility for the attack, there have been reports that a senior official of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) was killed when a car he was riding in was targeted. The umbrella group of Shia militias integrated into the Iraq’s armed forces was blamed for the siege of the US embassy in Baghdad earlier this week. | |
| Muhammad Reza Al-Jabri, Director of Relations at the PMF, was reportedly killed in the apparent raid targeting the two vehicles, captured on video burning on the road leading to the airport. | Muhammad Reza Al-Jabri, Director of Relations at the PMF, was reportedly killed in the apparent raid targeting the two vehicles, captured on video burning on the road leading to the airport. |
| Hours after the attack, the PMF confirmed the death of its PR director, calling the alleged retaliatory sortie a “cowardly US bombing,” according to Reuters. | Hours after the attack, the PMF confirmed the death of its PR director, calling the alleged retaliatory sortie a “cowardly US bombing,” according to Reuters. |
| There have been also reports that Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, PMU Deputy head, was injured in the raid as well. | |
| A total of five militia members and two “important guests” they drove in two military vehicles, targeted in the bombing, perished in the attack, Reuters reported, citing the Iran-backed militia sources. | |
| The airport is located next to the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center (BDSC), which is used by diplomats and intelligence operatives, as well as the US-led anti-terrorist coalition forces in Iraq. The area is also home to the joint counter-terrorism center. | |
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