Military officials from Israel and the US have denied involvement in the strike on an Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces military base near Baghdad, according to the US Central Command. “We are aware of reports claiming that the US conducted airstrikes in Iraq today. Those reports are not true. The US has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today,” the statement said. Meanwhile, an Israeli official told CNN that Israel is not involved in the explosions in Iraq. Aerial attack on Iraq Late in the evening on Friday, April 19, a powerful explosion occurred near Baghdad at a military base used by the …