An airstrike killed seven Iraqi soldiers and wounded thirteen others in the west of the country, according to security sources and the Ministry of Defense.
The attack targeted a site of the Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces, near a military medical center in Anbar province, notably affecting a clinic and an engineering unit.
Rescue teams were still mobilized to search for any further victims in the rubble.
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense denounced a "flagrant and serious violation" of international law, stressing that medical facilities and healthcare personnel must be protected under all circumstances.
Authorities described the strike as a dangerous escalation and called for those responsible to be identified and held accountable.
Baghdad also indicated that it reserves the right to respond, in accordance with the applicable legal framework.
This attack comes in an already extremely tense regional context, marked by the increase in strikes and clashes linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
It illustrates the risk of the conflict spreading to other countries in the region, with potentially serious consequences for local stability.
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