Drone strike sparks fire at Iraq naval base - VIDEO

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.

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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