A large explosion has been reported at positions belonging to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) or Hashed al-Shaabi in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Monday afternoon.
Iraqi al-Hashed al-Shaabi forces reported drone strikes on their positions in Najaf on Monday afternoon.
PMF Imam Ali Division announced in a statement that one of its camps in Najaf province has been targeted by drones.
Sources have said in a report that the attacks took place at 15:30 and 17:30 Baghdad local time.
According to the Imam Ali Division, reconnaissance operations began after the attacks.
Multiple news outlets also reported that the drone attacks were carried out by the Zionist regime of Israel, but this account was not confirmed by official Iraqi sources belonging to al-Hashed Shaabi.
Some other local news sources said that an arms depot was targeted by drones.