Drone strike sparks fire at Iraq naval base - VIDEO
- 19 Mar 2026 11:27
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A fire broke out at a naval base in southern Iraq after a drone struck the facility overnight, News.Az reports, citing Al Jazeera.
An Iraqi security source said that the drone crashed into a water treatment station at the Umm Qasr naval base, located near the border with Kuwait.
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Footage circulating on social media shows flames and thick smoke rising from the site following the impact.
مصادر أمنية: هجوم بطائرة مسيرة على قاعدة تابعة للقوات البحرية العراقية بالقرب من ميناء أم قصر ولا أنباء عن وقوع إصابات أو أضرار
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By Nijat Babayev