Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a powerful militia linked to Iran, said the explosion that occurred early this morning at its headquarters at the Kalso military base was the result of an attack.

An earlier announcement he issued The Iraqi military said one member of the IDF was killed and eight others were wounded in an explosion at a command post at the Kalso military base, 50 kilometers south of Baghdad.

No drones or fighter jets were spotted in the area’s airspace before or during the explosion, according to the military statement.

However, an Iraqi security source previously said the base was hit by missiles or drones.

The attack caused a fire at facilities housing IDF brigades and Iraqi security forces, the head of the province’s security committee said in televised statements. Babilwhere the military base is located, Muhanned al-Enazi.

“The fire was extinguished. “An investigation is underway to determine whether the attack was carried out by drones or missiles and who is behind it,” the official said.

A pro-Iranian militia accused Israel of being behind the Babil attack.

The self-proclaimed Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it launched drones at a “vital target” in the southern Israeli coastal city of Eilat in response to the attack.

The Israeli military did not comment on the announcement.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is an umbrella organization of pro-Iranian militias that have been operating together under this umbrella name since the war in the Gaza Strip broke out in October last year.

The group has also repeatedly said in the past that it had struck US bases inside Iraq and Syria with drones and missiles.