Ammunition blast at a PMF headquarters in Baghdad; one killed, sources tell Reuters

Oct 17: Obsolete ammunition exploded at a Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters in eastern Baghdad. The PMF says 5 members had minor injuries; security and medical sources told Reuters 1 was killed and 4 hurt. Iraq's PM ordered an inquiry. Map

What

Ammunition blast at a PMF headquarters in Baghdad; one killed, sources tell Reuters

Where

Middle East, Iraq

When

Oct 17, 2026

Who

Reuters, INA (Iraqi News Agency): PMF statement on preliminary forensics, INA: Commander-in-Chief orders investigative committee (Security Media Cell)

Status

reported as stated