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Statement

Statement | Jan. 19, 2021

U.S. Central Command Statement on explosions in Jurf Sakhar, Iraq

By U.S. Central Command Public Affairs U.S. Central Command Communication Integration

TAMPA, Fla.  –  

Explosions reported earlier today about 40 miles outside of Baghdad, Iraq, in the town of Jurf Sakhar were not the result of U.S. military action.

-- CAPT Bill Urban, USN, U.S. Central Command spokesman.