An explosion in Diyala province, eastern Iraq, is being reported with conflicting accounts. Iraqi media outlets initially reported a US strike on an Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (al-Hashd al-Shaabi) position killing at least three, while Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt cited Iraqi sources describing a 'mysterious' explosion at an ammunition depot of the same militia in Diyala, north of Baghdad, with the cause unclear. The Zioneer previously reported the US strike claim on Thursday afternoon.
Two conflicting accounts of an explosion in Diyala province, eastern Iraq, have emerged from overnight into early Friday.
On Thursday afternoon (17:20 Jerusalem time), Iraqi media outlets reported that the United States struck a position of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, al-Hashd al-Shaabi) in Diyala province, killing at least three people. As The Zioneer reported at the time, those claims were unverified with no official US or Iraqi confirmation.
Early Friday (02:13 Jerusalem), Israeli security and Middle East analyst Yair Goldblatt reported that Iraqi sources describe an explosion at a PMF ammunition depot in the city of Diyala, north of Baghdad, as 'mysterious,' with the cause not yet determined. Goldblatt did not mention the earlier US strike claim.
The competing narratives — a direct US military action versus an internal incident — remain unresolved. Neither account has been independently confirmed, and no official US, Iraqi, or PMF statement has been released clarifying the event. The Zioneer rates this as Developing, pending corroboration or official clarification.
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