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Drone strikes Iraq's Umm Qasr naval base, leaving it ablaze VIDEO
19 March 2026 12:04
A fire broke out at the Umm Qasr naval base in southern Iraq after it was struck by a drone on the night of March 18 to 19.
An Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera that the unmanned aircraft hit a water treatment facility at the Umm Qasr naval base, located near the border with Kuwait.
مصادر أمنية: هجوم بطائرة مسيرة على قاعدة تابعة للقوات البحرية العراقية بالقرب من ميناء أم قصر ولا أنباء عن وقوع إصابات أو أضرار
— Utv (@UtvIraq) March 18, 2026
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Footage from the scene, shared on social media and verified by Al Jazeera, shows flames and smoke rising from the drone impact site.
No casualties or injuries have been reported.
By Khagan Isayev
Caliber.Az
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