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US, Israeli efforts put Iraq’s stability on the line ; 104 killed in Iraq unrest, 6000 wounded
Bit surprised this is not being reported as a major headline in non-controlled MSM, Iraq is supposed to be the model democracy after sacrifice of thousands of US lives and trillions of taxpayers dollars expenditure by globalist neoconservatives (excluding GOP-Adeson's current top donor).
At this point , there is no indication that this is infamous Lavon affair type situation designed to stop US troops exit from the region or if this is neocons Iraq invasion 2.0 by switching the local sides to arm/support to restart civil war bloodbath there.
Iraq invasion architect Elliott Abrams quietly slips into Trump administration
Pentagon walks back Trump idea of using Iraq base to counter Iran
Top Donald Trump administration officials indicated today that US bases in Iraq would have little role in monitoring Iran-backed proxies after the president vowed in a TV interview that American troops would stay in the country to “watch” Iranian forces. Iraqi political figures roundly criticized Trump in the wake of a Sunday interview on CBS’ "Face the Nation." President Barham Salih, a longstanding American ally, called the potential action “unacceptable” and insisted the United States hadn’t been granted permission by Baghdad to snoop on Iran.
Iraqi militia leader meets US defence secretary following spate of Israeli attacks
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper met with Iraqi politican Falih Alfayyadh [Getty]
Date of publication: 2 October, 2019
In a surprise visit, Iraqi politician Falih al-Fayyadh met with US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in Washington.
Iraq's head of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) - a coalition of some 70, mostly Shia militias - met with US Defence Secretary Mark Esper in Washington on Wednesday.
Falih al-Fayyadh's visit comes a day after Iraq's prime minister directly blamed Israel for a series of airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed PMF forces in the country.
alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/10/2/iraqi-militia-leader-meets-us-defence-secretary-in-washington
US, Israeli efforts to contain Iran put Iraq’s stability on the line
Alleged IDF airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitaries have heightened divisions between the Shiite groups and Iraqi government20 September 2019
BAGHDAD (AP) — As the United States and Israel escalate their push to contain Iranian influence in the Middle East, countries in Tehran’s orbit are feeling the heat.
Pro-Iranian militias across Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are being targeted, both with economic sanctions and precision airstrikes hitting their bases and infrastructure. This is putting the governments that host them in the crosshairs of an escalating confrontation and raising the prospect of open conflict.
Nowhere is that being felt more than in Iraq. It is wedged between Saudi Arabia to the south and Iran to the east and hosts thousands of US troops on its soil. At the same time, powerful Shiite paramilitary forces linked to Iran pose a growing challenge to the authority of the central government.
The divisions among Iran’s Shiite allies in Iraq have been spurred by a spate of airstrikes blamed on Israel that have hit weapons depots and bases belonging to the Iran-backed militias, known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF.
There have been at least nine strikes since July both inside Iraq and across the border in Syria, sparking outrage among PMF leaders. They blame Israel and by extension its US ally, which maintains more than 5,000 troops in Iraq.
Israel has not confirmed its involvement in the attacks, and US officials have said Israel was behind at least one strike inside Iraq.
The attacks have fueled calls for a US troop withdrawal by hard-line anti-American groups in the country that have strong ties to Iran.
timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-efforts-to-contain-iran-put-iraqs-stability-on-the-line/
Is Iraq the New Front Line in Israel’s Conflict with Iran?
By Amos Yadlin, Ari Heistein
| August 27, 2019, 9:18 AM
The plan in 1981 was to keep the strike secret, and Israel was not to take responsibility. But it was only weeks before Israeli elections, and taking credit proved too tempting for Begin. The Israeli operation aroused considerable irritation in Washington, and the U.S. response was to condemn the strike and embargo the delivery of a third F-16 squadron to Israel.
Now, 38 years later, it appears Israel has once again carried out an attack on Iraqi territory. The Aug. 20 strike near Balad air base in Iraq was the fourth in a series of recent explosions on bases controlled by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias. The explosions have targeted Iranian missile shipments as well as upgrade kits for advanced guidance. The rest of the incidents remain unattributed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is just three weeks away from elections, and his usual right-wing bloc appears to be lagging in the polls. When asked if Israel would strike Iranian targets in Iraq if needed, he declared, “We are operating—not just if needed, we are operating in many areas against a state that wants to annihilate us. Of course I gave the security forces a free hand and instructed them to do anything necessary to thwart Iran’s plans.” If not explicitly taking responsibility for last week’s strikes, this is pretty close to it.
Washington’s response to the latest events was also similar to its reaction to the Israeli strike in 1981: leaking information regarding the responsible party and implicit condemnation. U.S. President Donald Trump has not done this directly, and it seems safe to assume that he was not surprised by the strikes and that they were coordinated with top figures in his administration, but other elements in the U.S. government appear displeased about alleged Israeli activity in Iraq, which they view as placing American soldiers stationed there at risk.
foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/27/is-iraq-the-new-front-line-in-israels-conflict-with-iran/
October 6, 2019
104 people killed in Iraq unrest, 6,000 wounded: Interior Ministry
1 Min Read
Demonstrators disperse as Iraqi security forces use tear gas during a protest after the lifting of the curfew, following four days of nationwide anti-government protests that turned violent, in Baghdad, Iraq October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded in less than a week of unrest in Iraq, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said on Sunday on state TV.
Maan said eight members of the security forces were among those killed and 51 public buildings and eight political party headquarters had been torched by protesters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-6000-wounded-interior-ministry-idUSKCN1WL0DV
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So Alex Jones FINALLY has enough of Trump? "He just crapped all over us!"
Bit surprised this is not being reported as a major headline in non-controlled MSM, Iraq is supposed to be the model democracy after sacrifice of thousands of US lives and trillions of taxpayers dollars expenditure by globalist neoconservatives (excluding GOP-Adeson's current top donor).
At this point , there is no indication that this is infamous Lavon affair type situation designed to stop US troops exit from the region or if this is neocons Iraq invasion 2.0 by switching the local sides to arm/support to restart civil war bloodbath there.
Iraq invasion architect Elliott Abrams quietly slips into Trump administration
Pentagon walks back Trump idea of using Iraq base to counter Iran
Top Donald Trump administration officials indicated today that US bases in Iraq would have little role in monitoring Iran-backed proxies after the president vowed in a TV interview that American troops would stay in the country to “watch” Iranian forces. Iraqi political figures roundly criticized Trump in the wake of a Sunday interview on CBS’ "Face the Nation." President Barham Salih, a longstanding American ally, called the potential action “unacceptable” and insisted the United States hadn’t been granted permission by Baghdad to snoop on Iran.
Iraqi militia leader meets US defence secretary following spate of Israeli attacks
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper met with Iraqi politican Falih Alfayyadh [Getty]
Date of publication: 2 October, 2019
In a surprise visit, Iraqi politician Falih al-Fayyadh met with US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper in Washington.
Iraq's head of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) - a coalition of some 70, mostly Shia militias - met with US Defence Secretary Mark Esper in Washington on Wednesday.
Falih al-Fayyadh's visit comes a day after Iraq's prime minister directly blamed Israel for a series of airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed PMF forces in the country.
alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/10/2/iraqi-militia-leader-meets-us-defence-secretary-in-washington
US, Israeli efforts to contain Iran put Iraq’s stability on the line
Alleged IDF airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitaries have heightened divisions between the Shiite groups and Iraqi government20 September 2019
BAGHDAD (AP) — As the United States and Israel escalate their push to contain Iranian influence in the Middle East, countries in Tehran’s orbit are feeling the heat.
Pro-Iranian militias across Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are being targeted, both with economic sanctions and precision airstrikes hitting their bases and infrastructure. This is putting the governments that host them in the crosshairs of an escalating confrontation and raising the prospect of open conflict.
Nowhere is that being felt more than in Iraq. It is wedged between Saudi Arabia to the south and Iran to the east and hosts thousands of US troops on its soil. At the same time, powerful Shiite paramilitary forces linked to Iran pose a growing challenge to the authority of the central government.
The divisions among Iran’s Shiite allies in Iraq have been spurred by a spate of airstrikes blamed on Israel that have hit weapons depots and bases belonging to the Iran-backed militias, known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF.
There have been at least nine strikes since July both inside Iraq and across the border in Syria, sparking outrage among PMF leaders. They blame Israel and by extension its US ally, which maintains more than 5,000 troops in Iraq.
Israel has not confirmed its involvement in the attacks, and US officials have said Israel was behind at least one strike inside Iraq.
The attacks have fueled calls for a US troop withdrawal by hard-line anti-American groups in the country that have strong ties to Iran.
timesofisrael.com/us-israeli-efforts-to-contain-iran-put-iraqs-stability-on-the-line/
Is Iraq the New Front Line in Israel’s Conflict with Iran?
By Amos Yadlin, Ari Heistein
| August 27, 2019, 9:18 AM
The plan in 1981 was to keep the strike secret, and Israel was not to take responsibility. But it was only weeks before Israeli elections, and taking credit proved too tempting for Begin. The Israeli operation aroused considerable irritation in Washington, and the U.S. response was to condemn the strike and embargo the delivery of a third F-16 squadron to Israel.
Now, 38 years later, it appears Israel has once again carried out an attack on Iraqi territory. The Aug. 20 strike near Balad air base in Iraq was the fourth in a series of recent explosions on bases controlled by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias. The explosions have targeted Iranian missile shipments as well as upgrade kits for advanced guidance. The rest of the incidents remain unattributed.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is just three weeks away from elections, and his usual right-wing bloc appears to be lagging in the polls. When asked if Israel would strike Iranian targets in Iraq if needed, he declared, “We are operating—not just if needed, we are operating in many areas against a state that wants to annihilate us. Of course I gave the security forces a free hand and instructed them to do anything necessary to thwart Iran’s plans.” If not explicitly taking responsibility for last week’s strikes, this is pretty close to it.
Washington’s response to the latest events was also similar to its reaction to the Israeli strike in 1981: leaking information regarding the responsible party and implicit condemnation. U.S. President Donald Trump has not done this directly, and it seems safe to assume that he was not surprised by the strikes and that they were coordinated with top figures in his administration, but other elements in the U.S. government appear displeased about alleged Israeli activity in Iraq, which they view as placing American soldiers stationed there at risk.
foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/27/is-iraq-the-new-front-line-in-israels-conflict-with-iran/
October 6, 2019
104 people killed in Iraq unrest, 6,000 wounded: Interior Ministry
1 Min Read
Demonstrators disperse as Iraqi security forces use tear gas during a protest after the lifting of the curfew, following four days of nationwide anti-government protests that turned violent, in Baghdad, Iraq October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded in less than a week of unrest in Iraq, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said on Sunday on state TV.
Maan said eight members of the security forces were among those killed and 51 public buildings and eight political party headquarters had been torched by protesters.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-6000-wounded-interior-ministry-idUSKCN1WL0DV
Related
Iraq Lies Redux: Trump Admin Claims Iran/al-Qaeda Alliance
In 2002, Donald Trump Said He Supported Invading Iraq
Trump wrote WMDs in Iraq were a threat a YEAR before Bush was prez!
Civilian Casualties Soared in Iraq and Syria in 2017. Was Trump’s Bloodthirsty Rhetoric to Blame?
So Alex Jones FINALLY has enough of Trump? "He just crapped all over us!"
