Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted footage on X Wednesday morning documenting an attack on a weapons warehouse belonging to the pro-Iranian Hashd al-Shaabi militia in Basra, southern Iraq. The footage follows earlier reports of the strike, which was first reported hours earlier.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted footage on X this morning (Wednesday) documenting the attack on a weapons warehouse belonging to the pro-Iranian Hashd al-Shaabi militia in Basra, southern Iraq. The footage provides visual confirmation of the strike, which was first reported overnight.
The initial reports came at 02:17 Jerusalem, when an explosion was heard in Basra province. Within minutes, the blast was identified at the Hashd al-Shaabi headquarters, and in the same minute, a secondary strike was reported on a weapons warehouse, with footage showing secondary explosions—confirming the presence of stored arms. Goldblatt's newly released footage now corroborates the warehouse attack, hours after the first reports.
The attack is the latest in a pattern of strikes on Iranian-backed militia infrastructure in Iraq. As The Zioneer has reported, similar incidents have occurred in the region, including missile activity over northern Iraq and US interceptions of Iranian projectiles. No official attribution has been made for this strike.
At this stage, the footage has not been independently verified, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Zioneer will continue to monitor developments.
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