Biden Orders Strikes On Iranian-Backed Militias’ Growing Unmanned Aircraft Arsenal (Updated)
Facilities in Iraq that host American troops have been increasingly the target of attacks involving drones that are tied to Iranian-backed militias.
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World Holds Its Breath After An American Strike In Iraq Kills Top Iranian Commander (Updated)
A U.S. military strike on a pair of SUVs near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq has killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, the division of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for militant and terrorist activities outside of the country. It is difficult to imagine that the Iranian regime won’t feel compelled to take some form of action against any and all powers it holds responsible, possibly beyond the United States, to include its regional allies and partners, such as Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Explosions Rock Baghdad International Airport As Tensions Soar Following Embassy Attack (Updated)
Reports are still coming in, but a number of rockets have struck around Baghdad International Airport in the Iraqi capital. This comes as American forces are pouring into the region in response to a militant mob’s attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad two days ago.
AH-64 Gunships And Extra Marines Race To U.S. Embassy In Iraq After Militant Mob Attacks (Updated)
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache gunships conducted a show of force and are now patrolling in the skies around the American Embassy in Iraq after a mob, led by Iranian-backed militiamen and including Iraqi security forces personnel, launched an attack on the compound, vandalizing outer portions of the facility and setting fires. The Embassy is on lockdown, but is not being evacuated at present, as the U.S. military sends Marines to reinforce military personnel and private security contractors already on scene.
U.S. Strikes Back At Iranian Proxy Forces In Iraq And Syria After Deadly Rocket Attack (Updated)
The strikes are largely unprecedented in nature and occur as tensions are already soaring between Washington D.C. and Tehran.
Iraqi Armored Brigade Ditches U.S. M1 Abrams For Russian T-90 Tanks
The change in equipment comes after the United States put restrictions on the M1’s use to keep them out of the hands of Iranian-backed militias.