Baghdad, March 2, 2026 (AFP) - Fresh strikes hit Iraq base housing Iran-backed fighters

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2026-03-02

New strikes hit a military base in Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Monday, while air defences in the Kurdish city of Erbil intercepted drone attacks. "One fighter was martyred and another wounded in fresh bombing on the Jurf al-Nasr base," a Kataeb Hezbollah source told AFP, after several strikes hit the facility earlier in the day. The base serves as one of the main bastions of the powerful armed group, and has been target......

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