Smoke and flames rise following an ammunition stockpile explosion at a Popular Mobilization Forces facility in eastern Baghdad on Oct. 17, 2026.
Explosion hits ammunition store at PMF headquarters in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — An explosion hit an ammunition store at a Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters in Baghdad on Saturday evening, sending thick smoke over the area, the PMF said, adding that it involved a stockpile of damaged ammunition.
No casualties had been reported, the PMF media directorate said in an initial statement. The cause and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.
The facility is east of the Canal Expressway, near Saad al-Witri Hospital in the Sadr al-Qanat area. Residents of nearby Kriat reported seeing flames, and the blast was heard across surrounding neighborhoods.