BAGHDAD, March 14, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - An explosion was heard in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday, an AFP journalist reported, hours after a missile struck a powerful Iran-backed group in the city. Residents in the Zayouna district in eastern Baghdad told AFP that the force of the blast shook their houses. Explosions were heard earlier in Baghdad, which appeared to be a missile strike on a house used by the powerful Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah, killing "a key figure" and wounding two others, according to a security source.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 14, 2026 02:36 UTC