Mystery deepens in Iraq after kamikaze drones strike radars - analysis

Initial reports in Iraq said drones hit Camp Taji, a large military base north of Baghdad, and a drone struck Imam Ali near Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.

Members of an Iraqi Shi'ite armed group sit in a vehicle after an attack by a drone strike on an Iran-backed militia headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq January 4, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/AHMED SAAD)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

JUNE 26, 2025 16:44

Updated: JUNE 26, 2025 22:24

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