Erbil / Baghdad — A coordinated wave of attacks by Iran‑allied militias has rocked Iraq, with U.S. bases reportedly “blown up” in multiple locations, a massive ammunition depot exploding near Erbil’s airport, and a powerful blast shaking central Baghdad in the most serious escalation on Iraqi soil in years.

Security sources say barrages of rockets and armed drones slammed into facilities hosting U.S. forces near Erbil and in western Iraq, setting off secondary explosions as fuel and munitions stores ignited. Footage from the Kurdish region shows a towering fireball rising from an ammo depot, windows shattered for kilometers around and emergency convoys racing toward the blaze as sporadic detonations continued deep into the night.

In Baghdad, a separate blast near a compound used by foreign military advisers rattled government ministries and sent panicked civilians fleeing into side streets. Pro‑Tehran groups styling themselves as the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” rushed to claim responsibility, boasting that “American occupation bases are burning from the north to the west” and framing the assault as revenge for U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran and its allies.

The Iraqi government condemned the attacks as a “dangerous violation of sovereignty,” yet struggled to contain militias entrenched within its own security apparatus. Analysts warn that if Iran‑aligned fighters can repeatedly hit U.S. positions and strategic sites in Erbil and Baghdad, Iraq risks sliding from uneasy battleground into full‑blown proxy war — with its territory once again serving as the arena for someone else’s conflict.