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Shrapnel from bombing kills woman in Iraq: health, security officials

Published: 11 Mar 2026 - 04:00 pm | Last Updated: 11 Mar 2026 - 04:02 pm

AFP

Kut, Iraq: Shrapnel killed a woman following a strike on an arms depot belonging to an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq, health and security officials told AFP.

A security source said "a bombing targeted an arms depot at a military base", near the town of Al-Suwaira, southeast of Baghdad.

He added that "a woman was martyred when shrapnel from a rocket fell near her after the strike" in the town in Wasit province.

A local health official confirmed her death and said another person was seriously wounded.