Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base housing pro-Iranian militia

Videos posted on social media and verified by the BBC show the moment a military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia was rocked by an explosion.

Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.

Iraq’s military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the blast.

But the militia organisation involved, the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), blamed an attack.

It comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran.