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US-led coalition convoy targeted by blast in southern Iraq

According to a local security official, a roadside bomb targeted a military convoy carrying logistics for the US-led coalition against the Daesh/ISIS terror group in southern Iraq.

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According to a local security official on Sunday, a roadside bomb targeted a military convoy carrying logistics for the US-led coalition against the Daesh/ISIS terror group in southern Iraq.

The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media, stated that no injuries were reported in the attack that occurred on a highway in the southern al-Diwaniya province.

A military vehicle sustained limited damage in the blast.

Iraqi authorities have launched an investigation into the attack, according to the source.

Attacks on coalition convoys in central and southern Iraq have been observed in recent months.

Iran-backed Iraqi groups have been accused of being behind the attacks against US-led coalition forces in Iraq by Washington.

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