BAGHDAD — An unmanned drone dropped explosives on a base belonging to Iran-backed paramilitary forces in northern Iraq early Friday, wounding two people, Iraqi security officials and a military statement said, amid regional tensions between the United States and Iran. The statement said the drone dropped two grenades half an hour apart on the base in Amirli, in Iraq’s northern Salaheddin province. The Iranian-backed mostly Shiite Muslim militias, in a statement, blamed the Islamic State group, saying it confronted the attack without providing details. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose sensitive information. An Iraqi official said IS militants were most likely behind the attack, ruling out a U.S.-led coalition or American attack.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2019 01:07 UTC