At least 13 people were killed, an 10 more were wounded:
At a munitions dump near Balad Air Base, at least two
militiamen were killed and five were wounded, when a huge explosion/fire
took place. Although the cause of the initial blast is not yet known, it set
off more explosions. Some of the stored rockets were launched towards the air
base, where U.S. personnel are stationed. A fire was also
reported at a U.S. military base in Makhmour, but there were no
casualties.
A similar event
took place last week in Baghdad, and explosions at a militia base in Amerli
last month were blamed
on an unidentified drone. Last summer, a series of ammo dump explosions was
blamed on high heat and poor storage conditions.
Five soldiers were injured in a blast in Mukhisa.
Airstrikes on a tunnel in the Atshana Mountains left six militants dead.
Turkish strikes in the Metina area killed five members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (P.K.K.)
