Iraq's military disputes militia claim about drone attack
The Imam Ali Division militia claimed two drones attacked one of its storage facilities near Najaf.
Iraq’s military pushed back on a claim by a pro-Iran militia that one of the militia’s storage facilities in Najaf had been attacked by a drone.
Iraq’s security media cell said that an explosion July 26 at the site “was caused by poor storage” and high temperatures and that no breach of Iraqi airspace had been detected.
The pro-Iran Imam Ali Division militia released a statement earlier on July 26 claiming that the storage site had been hit by two “enemy drones” roughly two hours apart. The militia also claimed drones had scouted out the base earlier in the morning.
The US-led military coalition in Iraq said it did not launch any airstrikes in Iraq or Syria on July 26.
