Iran-backed Shiite Militia in Iraq Kills 2 IDF Soldiers in Drone Attack

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An Iran-backed Shiite militia in Iraq launched two drones toward Israel on Friday, one of which was not detected and killed two soldiers at a military base while injuring others. The other drone was detected, intercepted, and destroyed.

The attack marked the first time a militia in Iraq had succeeded in killing Israelis. It was also a reminder that Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts at once: Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, the West Bank, Iraq, and domestic terrorism. According to an IDF probe, two explosive-laden drones were launched from Iraq in the attack, one of which was shot down by air defenses and the second impacted an army base in the northern Golan Heights.

In addition to the two slain soldiers, another 24 were wounded in the attack, including two seriously, one moderately, and 21 lightly.Israel’s Army Radio reported that they were both from the Golani Brigade, one of the IDF’s elite unites. One soldier was seriously wounded, one moderately wounded, and the others lightly wounded.that 23 of the 200 missiles fired by Iran this week penetrated the country’s air defenses and hit air bases, though without doing significant damage.

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