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Airstrike in western Anbar kills 7 Iraqi soldiers, wounds 13

OSAMA AL-DULAIMI
OSAMA AL-DULAIMI
Mar 25, 2026
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. 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. REUTERS/Osama Al-Dulaimi — OSAMA AL-DULAIMI

BAGHDAD, March 25 (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in an airstrike on a site belonging to Iraq's Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces near an army medical centre in western Anbar, security sources and the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

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.

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.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Arun Koyyur)