Relatives carry the coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed in an airstrike near an army medical centre in western Anbar, at the forensic medicine department of Ramadi General Hospital, Iraq March 25, 2026. Picture taken using a mobile phone. REUTERS/Osama Al-Dulaimi

Relatives carry the coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed in an airstrike near an army medical centre in western Anbar, at the forensic medicine department of Ramadi General Hospital, Iraq March 25, 2026. Picture taken using a mobile phone. REUTERS/Osama Al-Dulaimi
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Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed ‌and 13 others wounded in an ⁠airstrike on a site belonging to Iraq’s Shi’ite Popular ‌Mobilisation Forces near an army medical centre ‌in western Anbar, ‌security ⁠sources and the Defence ⁠Ministry said on Wednesday (March 25, 2026).

The Ministry said the strike, which took ‌place at around 0900 local time, hit a military clinic and a ‌nearby engineering unit. Rescue teams were still searching the site ⁠for possible additional casualties.

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The Ministry condemned the strike ‌as a “blatant and serious violation” of international laws and norms prohibiting attacks on medical facilities and personnel, describing ‌it as a dangerous escalation and calling for those responsible to be held ⁠accountable.

“It reserved the right ⁠to respond in accordance with legal frameworks,” the Ministry said.


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