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Escalation against US forces in Iraq after Qaani's visit

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Baghdad

Mohammad Ali

June 11, 2021

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Tehran is pressing for US forces to leave Iraq (Zayd al-Obeidi/AFP)

Since the dawn of Thursday, the Iraqi authorities have lifted their security measures in the capital, Baghdad, as well as in the governorates of Salah al-Din and Anbar, where the two air bases of "Balad" are located near Tikrit and "Ain al-Assad", two of the most prominent military sites that include American forces in the country This follows an attack, the largest of its kind, carried out on Wednesday evening (the day before yesterday) by armed militias against US interests in Iraq. The attack was carried out by Katyusha rockets and drones, which flew simultaneously towards the "Victoria" base, which is adjacent to Baghdad Airport, west of the capital, and the "Balad" base.

The two attacks come less than 8 hours after the Iranian Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani visited Baghdad and met Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi. Qaani also met with armed militia leaders, including the leader of the "Popular Mobilization" Abdul Aziz al-Muhammadawi, nicknamed "Abu Fadak", who emerged after the United States' assassination of the former commander of the "Quds Force" Qassem Soleimani and the leader of the "Popular Mobilization" Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Last year, in Baghdad, he assumed the position held by Al-Muhandis, chief of staff of the Popular Mobilization Forces.

 

Information about an imminent attack on the "Ain al-Assad" base, similar to the attacks on the bases of "Balad and "Victoria"

According to military data issued by Baghdad, an attack with three Katyusha missiles targeting the "Balad" air base in Salah al-Din Governorate (80 km north of Baghdad), fell inside the base without causing any human or material losses, followed by about 50 minutes of another attack on The "Victoria" base, adjacent to Baghdad International Airport, west of the capital, was fired by a Katyusha missile, followed by the targeting of the base by three booby-trapped drones. The spokesman for the "international coalition", Colonel Wayne Maroto, commented yesterday via "Twitter" on the new attacks, warning that "the attack against the Baghdad government, the Kurdistan region, and the international coalition will undermine the authority of Iraqi national institutions and sovereignty."

 

A security source in Baghdad confirmed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the attack on the Balad base did not result in casualties, but one of the missiles hit a communications tower belonging to the Iraqi Air Force, causing damage to it, while material losses were actually recorded in the attack that targeted the base. "Victoria". This base is a small camp that contains a helipad and a headquarters for a special US mission unit as part of the efforts of the "international coalition" in the war on terrorism led by Washington. According to the source, the attack, which was carried out by three booby-trapped drones, was launched from the Jihad neighborhood near the Baghdad airport site, and one of them was shot down by the American army, while two of them fell and exploded inside the base, one of them on a metal roof in one of the halls designated for gathering soldiers. The source explained that the attack on the "Balad" base was carried out from a nearby area controlled by the "42nd Brigade" of the "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" militia.

Following the attacks, the Iraqi authorities began a wide deployment process in the central and western areas of Baghdad, as well as areas surrounding the bases of "Balad" and "Ain al-Assad", in Salah al-Din and Anbar, north and west of the country. Military units were seen deployed in various areas around the two bases, as well as the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport. He also monitored throughout the day yesterday the flight of US drones at low altitude over the Green Zone in central Baghdad. The leader of the "tribal mobilization" forces in Anbar, Muhammad al-Jughaifi, told "Al-Araby Al-Jadeed" that the measures included, for the first time, helicopters that combed large areas extending up to 40 kilometers from the vicinity of the "Ain al-Assad" base in anticipation of new attacks. He added that there is information about an imminent attack on "Ain al-Assad", similar to the attacks on the bases of "Balad" and "Victoria", adding that the Iraqi army is taking on the task of confronting these threats, and did not allow others to deploy in the vicinity of the base.

The attacks were accompanied by mounting pressure on the Al-Kazemi government to resolve the file of the American presence in Iraq

Commenting on the attacks, the expert in Iraqi security and political affairs, Ahmed Al-Nuaimi, pointed out that the number of attacks that targeted bases and facilities that include US or coalition forces since mid-January has reached 19, three of which were by drones and the other by missiles. Katyusha and Grad, targeted "Harir" bases in Erbil and "Victoria" west of Baghdad, "Balad" air base in Salah al-Din, and "Ain al-Assad" base in Anbar, in addition to 28 attacks by improvised explosive devices targeting convoys working for the international coalition carrying equipment Not warlike. The expert added that these attacks in total resulted in the killing of 10 people, including 8 Iraqis and two contractors of two foreign nationalities, in addition to wounding at least 30 others, including policemen.

And Al-Nuaimi considered, in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that “the attacks may be directly related to Qaani’s visit to Iraq and his meeting with a number of armed faction leaders in addition to Al-Kazemi, as leaks from several sources confirm that Qaani escalated pressure with the file of the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.” Iraq , as Tehran considers Al-Kazemi’s government’s insistence on differentiating between combat forces and training forces as a kind of deception and deception, and that what is required is the exit of the last American military from the country.

In conjunction with the security escalation, the Iraqi political arena witnessed a similar political escalation with regard to the US military presence in Iraq, and intensified calls for the government to resolve the file of the withdrawal of US forces from the country. In this context, Jaber Al-Fatlawi, a representative of the "Sadiquon" bloc in Parliament, described the US presence in Iraq as "illegitimate", stressing that "talking about foreign forces remaining is unacceptable, and we will not allow it." Al-Fatlawi added, in press statements, that "the need for the presence of American or non-American forces on Iraqi soil has been completely eliminated."

Concurrently, Representative Muhammad al-Sihoud, a leader in the "State of Law" coalition led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, considered the American presence in Iraq a "source of concern for Iraqis," speaking of "the existence of an American scheme that threatens unity and social fabric with the approach of early legislative elections." in Iraq, scheduled for October 10. In turn, the representative of the "Al-Fateh" coalition, Uday Al-Shaalan, issued a statement, calling on Al-Kazemi's government to work to expel the American forces from Iraq, considering that "the presence of the American forces for a longer period constitutes a danger to the Iraqi people, as they interfere in every small and large, which requires The government should put an end to it."

On this, a member of the civil movement, Ahmed Haqqi, also linked the security and political escalation to Qaani's visit. Haqqi added, in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that the two attacks coincided with the political escalation against the government regarding the American presence and Qaani’s visit, which came to strengthen pressure on the government regarding the foreign military file in the country, especially with the information of Al-Kazemi’s visit to Washington next July. To discuss the future of the security relationship between the two countries and the role of the "international coalition" as a whole. Haqi believed that "the armed factions are moving with clear Iranian recommendations in this context, and the same is true of the political forces allied to them in Parliament," considering that the continuation of escalation may actually threaten the holding of elections, especially if Washington decides to respond to the attacks.

 

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US Secretary of Defense: We are working with Baghdad to take what is appropriate to protect our citizens in Iraq

•  Time: 06/10/2021 19:45:43
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{Umniah: Al Furat News} US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that his country "is working with Iraqi leaders to take what is appropriate to protect the Americans who are in Iraq to protect the Iraqi people."

 

"We are communicating with Iraq to ensure that the Iraqi leadership is doing what is necessary to help protect American citizens," Austin said.
The US Victoria base at Baghdad International Airport was attacked late on Wednesday night by three drones, one of which was downed, according to a statement by the Security Media Cell.

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Iraq... Seizes 4 missile launchers to target Balad base

 

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Date: June 12, 2021

Renewed attempts by gunmen to launch Katyusha rockets against Balad air base, after two days of escalation, as the Iraqi forces announced yesterday that intelligence managed, after accurate information, to seize 4 Katyusha rockets with 4 platforms hidden in one of the orchards. 

 

In the Zanbour area in Diyala governorate, adjacent to Salah al-Din governorate, it was prepared to target Balad Air Base.

 

A statement by the Security Media Cell stated, "According to accurate intelligence information, the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency's detachments in the Ministry of Interior were able to seize four Katyusha rockets with four platforms hidden in one of the orchards in the Zanbour area in Diyala Governorate, adjacent to Salah al-Din Governorate."

 

The statement added that "the missiles were prepared to target the Balad air base," stressing that "they were handled by anti-explosives experts."

The base located in Salah al-Din province, which includes American contractors, was targeted in the evening (Wednesday) with 3 Katyusha rockets, without causing any casualties. At the same time, it targeted the Victoria Military Base at Baghdad Airport with 3 drones.

 

The finger of accusations in these attacks is directed at armed factions and militias backed by Iran, which prompted Washington to announce a reward of up to 3 million dollars for anyone who provides information on the attacks targeting its interests.

 

The US Department of Defense "Pentagon" had previously asked the Iraqi government to identify the party responsible for the bombing of Balad Air Base. In total, the number of attacks carried out by militias against coalition interests in Iraq has reached more than 20 attacks, whether with missiles or bombs, since the arrival of US President Joe Biden to the White House in late January, while dozens of others took place before that over a period of more than a year and a half. general. Balad base is considered one of the largest military air bases in Iraq, where American soldiers are present, in addition to soldiers of different nationalities affiliated with the international coalition.

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After the escalation of attacks in Iraq

The US Department of Defense unveils a new weapon to counter drones (video)

06.12.2021 - 13:28

 

 

  

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The Pentagon has developed an interceptor missile that fires "strong barbed launchers" at hostile drones, causing them to fall to the ground while limiting collateral damage.  

  

 

  

These Silly String-like filaments get tangled up in enemy drones' propellers, causing them to lose thrust and cause them to drop.  

As drones become a larger part of modern warfare, combat forces are coming up with more innovative ways to bring them down or disable them.  

The intensity of drone attacks in Iraq has escalated over the past few weeks.  

According to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the goal is to devise anti-drone technology that does not cause as much collateral damage as explosives.  

They will be used in populated areas, are low-cost, reusable, and can be launched en masse to deal with multiple threats.  

  

  

The agency began developing the interceptor, known as the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS), four years ago as a way to stop small, self-guided drones, without the kind of significant collateral damage caused by gunfire or explosives.  

In a video released this week, the agency demonstrated a C-UAS drone at Eglin Air Force Base outside Valparaiso, Florida.  

  

  

Launched from a stationary vehicle, the interceptor targeted a drone flying over a field, using a newly developed "X band" radar that automatically senses and identifies threats to the unmanned air system.  

The interceptor then fired what the agency calls "strong barbed launchers" at the hostile drone's propellers, causing them to lose thrust.  

The technology was developed by Dynetics, a military contractor that recently unveiled Enduring Shield, a mobile land-based weapon system designed to defeat "unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, rockets, artillery and mortars."  

The agency has also developed other non-explosive, anti-drone and other small aircraft-like interceptor weapons that are safer than explosive countermeasures, but has not released a video revealing them.  

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Iraq: Two drones shot down in Baghdad, one of them carrying explosives

Baghdad

Baraa Al-Shammari

June 16, 2021

 

The attack comes less than two days after an attack on an American camp (Mortaza Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency).

 

The Iraqi Security Media Cell confirmed, after midnight on Tuesday-Wednesday, that two drones , one of them carrying explosives , were shot down over the capital, Baghdad, less than two days after a drone attack targeted a camp that includes US forces affiliated with the international coalition west of the capital.

The cell said, in a statement, that the Army Operations Command in Baghdad managed to shoot down a drone carrying explosives in an empty area near the Rashid camp in Baghdad, without providing further details.

 

Less than half an hour later, the Iraqi Security Media Cell confirmed, in a separate statement, that a force of the Army Operations Command in Baghdad had shot down a second drone in the Kartan area, south of Baghdad.

 

The area around Baghdad International Airport, west of the Iraqi capital, which is being repeatedly attacked by Katyusha rockets , witnessed an intense security deployment, according to an officer in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, who confirmed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that a special Iraqi force was deployed in the vicinity of the airport, and security patrols were conducted. An additional highway linking the airport area to the fortified government green zone .

On Tuesday, an armed militia calling itself the "International Resistance Faction" claimed a bombing operation targeting US forces vehicles in Baghdad, citing casualties during the bombing.

The Iranian Mehr News Agency published a statement by the International Resistance Faction, one of the armed factions that has recently emerged in Iraq, and is believed to be linked to the Hezbollah Brigades , in which it said: Quality inside the fortifications of the occupation inside Baghdad Airport at eleven o'clock on Monday evening.

 

The statement indicated that "the operation targeted a convoy of logistical support for the American forces, including four cars, one of which was damaged," and the statement claimed that the American forces were killed and wounded.

And a convoy of the international coalition, led by the United States, was detonated by an explosive device, west of Baghdad, on the night of Monday - Tuesday.

The Iraqi authorities did not issue an official explanation about the bombing, nor did they talk about casualties, as stated in the armed faction's statement. However, an Iraqi security official in Baghdad said that "several statements of armed militias are incorrect and target provocation."

 

 

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The collapse of the currency and Katyusha rockets in the Sumerian bulletin

 

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The British ambassador warns of a "disaster" threatening Iraq, and this is his expectation of early elections

•  Time: 06/20/2021 23:19:53
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{Political: Al-Furat News} The British ambassador to Baghdad, Stephen Hickey, warned of a military escalation that threatens Iraq's security, while expecting a high turnout in the early elections to be held on October 10.

 

Hickey said; For the “Al-Mastra” program broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel tonight, “We are very concerned about a military escalation if the missile attacks against the Americans continue in Iraq and it will be a disaster that threatens the country’s security,” stressing “the continuation of international support in the fight against ISIS,” pointing out “the importance of state control.” on a loose weapon." 
He added, "There is no justification for the missile and drone attacks on the international coalition forces, and they are present at the request of the Iraqi government. If the government requests withdrawal, it will be 100%, and it has negatively affected the economic stability in Iraq."
Hickey continued, "We have witnessed an increase in attacks on the international coalition, and they are not justified, knowing that only the terrorist Daesh is fighting, and we hope that support for the Iraqi army will continue in this area," noting that "there are negotiations between the international coalition, the Iraqi and the US in this field."  
And between "soon there will be a new agreement to support the Iraqi government and political life while respecting the sovereignty of Iraq, and I expect the focus will be on training and sharing intelligence information," stressing "the need to hold the perpetrators of the attacks on the international coalition accountable in the country," describing the missile attacks on Baghdad as "the crazy thing." ...the bombing of Baghdad airport and military bases is unparalleled in the region."
Hickey stressed, "The increase in attacks against the international coalition in 2021, and that there are no British forces in Iraq, and our presence came at the request of the Iraqi government," surprisingly, "We do not understand the presence of uncontrolled weapons in Iraq while we are in 2021."
With regard to international support for early elections in Iraq, the British ambassador explained, “We hope to improve the security situation ahead of the elections and to provide protection for candidates and activists. We have heard from the government that there is a plan and we hope to implement it successfully. As for the timing of the elections, it is up to the Iraqi government,” pointing out that “his government provides support He added, “We will provide significant support to Iraq in the elections by providing 2 million pounds to support international monitoring, with the Iraqi army supported by the international coalition.”
He pointed out that "there are great challenges facing Iraq, but there is no alternative to early elections," hoping that "participation will be higher than 2018 and restore confidence among people by improving the political situation," adding, "The Iraqi government requested international monitoring of the elections, and a decision was issued to that."
Hickey continued, "We have a historical relationship with Iraq, and we have great British cooperation, for example, and we have provided more than 3 million pounds since 2014 in humanitarian support against ISIS, and we have also supported investment in infrastructure with an amount of 2 million pounds, and we also support the implementation of economic reforms, which is a very important issue. To improve the situation of the Iraqi people by providing more than 30 million pounds to establish a special fund with the World Bank to support economic reforms in the country.Currently
we support the Ministry of Education and Schools in Iraq by providing scholarships to Iraqis by 30 scholarships each year, and we have priority in supporting the Iraqi economy, We hope for an increase in the level of investment, and economic reforms must be supported for investment." 
He noted that "there is a strong political will to improve the level of British investment in Iraq, but the implementation of government measures in the field of combating corruption and bureaucracy."
He added, "Iraq was an arena for settling scores in the region, and we do not want this phenomenon to return and we hope for stability, and we have an indirect role in supporting it and we encourage the cooperation of the Gulf countries and Iran for Iraq's economy." Great efforts have been made in this field and there is a great opportunity for Iraq to cast a shadow over the region."
Hickey concluded, "There is an improvement in relations between Iran and the United States of America, and we value Al-Kazemi's role in de-escalation in the region, and we also appreciate all the efforts of the Iraqi government to repel attacks by foreign missions."
The British ambassador concluded, "There is no British support for the demonstrators, and their demands were legitimate in eliminating corruption, providing job opportunities and early, transparent and fair elections," declaring "the end of his duties in Baghdad early next September."
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Iraq: The missile that targeted the Ain Al-Assad base was launched from the Al-Baghdadi area

Sunday, June 20, 2021 06:49 PM

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Iraq: The missile that targeted the Ain Al-Assad base was launched from the Al-Baghdadi area
 

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that the missile that targeted the Ain Al-Assad military base in Anbar Governorate was launched from the direction of Al-Baghdadi area of the province.

The cell said in a statement reported by the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) today, Sunday, that the missile did not explode and no losses were recorded, noting that the security forces are conducting an investigation into the incident.

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An Iraqi security source had announced, earlier today, that a missile had landed in the vicinity of the Ain Al-Assad military base in Anbar Governorate.

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“Iranian factions” bombard “Ain al-Assad” in western Iraq

I welcomed a major election... and signs of a new escalation against America

Monday - 11 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1442 AH - 21 June 2021 AD, Issue No. [15546]

 

 

"Ain al-Assad" base, which was targeted again yesterday (AFP)

Baghdad: «Middle East»

Amid signs of a new escalation, and less than two weeks after a series of missiles fell on the Victory base near Baghdad International Airport and Balad Air Base north of Baghdad, a Katyusha rocket landed yesterday on the "Ain al-Assad" base in Anbar Governorate, western Iraq, which includes American soldiers.

What is striking about the new targeting of "Ain al-Assad" is that it came the day after the hard-line candidate Ibrahim Raisi's victory in the Iranian presidential elections. Factions close to Iran accused of attacks on the Americans and the international coalition convoys welcomed a major victory, and Abu Ala Al-Wali, a leader in the Popular Mobilization, described the victory as "a failure of the path of America's pawns," according to the French press agency.

 

According to the Security Media Cell, the missile that targeted "Ain al-Assad" yesterday "did not explode," indicating that "the security forces are conducting an investigation into the incident." The cell stated that "the missile was launched towards the base from the al-Baghdadi area, but no losses were recorded."

In total, 43 attacks have targeted US interests in Iraq since the beginning of the year, especially the US embassy in Baghdad and Iraqi military bases that include Americans, and the Baghdad and Erbil airports, as well as coalition logistic convoys.

Western military officials and diplomats in Iraq believe that these attacks not only pose a threat to many of them, but also threaten their ability to combat ISIS, which still maintains sleeper cells in the desert and mountainous regions of the country.

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A missile hits "Ain al-Assad" the day after a major election

 

Monday - 11 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1442 AH - 21 June 2021 AD, Issue No. [15546]

 

 

"Ain al-Assad" base, which was targeted again yesterday (AFP)

Baghdad: «Middle East»

Less than two weeks after a series of missiles fell on the Victory base near Baghdad International Airport and Balad Air Base north of Baghdad, yesterday a Katyusha missile landed on the "Ain al-Assad" base in Anbar province, western Iraq, which includes American soldiers.
While the targeting of the “Victory” base was the most dangerous of its kind, as it was targeted on the tenth of June by three drones, one of which was shot down, the targeting of “Ain al-Assad” carried important implications, especially since it came after the victory of the hard-line candidate Ibrahim Raisi in the elections. Iranian presidential.
According to the Security Media Cell, the missile that targeted Ain al-Assad "did not explode," indicating that "the security forces are conducting an investigation into the incident." The cell stated that "the missile was launched towards the base from the al-Baghdadi area, but no losses were recorded."

 

While the Iraqi official agencies classify the launchers of missiles and drones as outlaw groups, the finger of accusation is directed at some factions close to Iran, although many observers believe that some of these factions no longer abide by the Iranian instructions regarding the truce with the United States of America at a time when it is taking place Tehran indirect negotiations with Washington in Vienna on the Iranian nuclear file.
While the missiles and drones fell early this month prior to a visit by the Iranian Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani, yesterday's missile fell on "Ain al-Assad", one day after Raisi's victory, which Iraqi leaders rushed to congratulate, looking forward to strong relations with Iran, while Raisi invited the President Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to visit Iran, with which he enjoys good relations, in contrast to his ambiguous relations with the factions close to it in Iraq.
Those factions welcomed a major victory, and Abu Ala’ al-Wala’i, a leader in the Popular Mobilization, described Raisi’s victory as “a failure of the pawns of America,” according to the French press agency.
In total, 43 attacks have targeted US interests in Iraq since the beginning of the year, especially the US embassy in Baghdad and Iraqi military bases that include Americans, and the Baghdad and Erbil airports, as well as coalition logistic convoys, in attacks often attributed to pro-Iranian factions. The attacks raise the concern of military officials in the international coalition to combat ISIS, led by the United States. The United States deploys 2,500 soldiers in Iraq out of 3,500 members of the coalition forces in Iraq. Western military officials and diplomats in Iraq believe that these attacks not only pose a threat to many of them, but also threaten their ability to combat ISIS, which still maintains sleeper cells in the desert and mountainous regions of the country.
The Iraqi authorities have been trying for years to deter the perpetrators of these attacks, while some of these factions have become affiliated with the official Iraqi forces, or have relations and contacts with them.
Attacks since the beginning of the year have killed foreign contractors, nine Iraqi contractors, and eight civilians, while reaching a new level in mid-April, when Iraqi pro-Iranian factions for the first time carried out an attack with a booby-trapped drone on a military base hosting Americans at Erbil Airport in the north of the country.

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Monday, June 21, 2021 AM

Iraq arrests 4 of the perpetrators of the attack on the Ain Al-Assad base

 

 

 

Hours after it was subjected to a new missile attack on Sunday, Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath sources reported on Sunday evening, the arrest of 4 of the perpetrators of the missile attacks on Ain Al-Assad base in western Iraq.

 

 

An Iraqi security source revealed the arrest of four of the perpetrators, explaining that the Iraqi intelligence launched a security operation in Anbar province after targeting the Ain al-Assad base on Sunday afternoon with a Katyusha missile, and was able to arrest four of its launchers.

 

He also added that the arrest process took place under orders and follow-up from senior security leaders in the country.

 

 

Missile attack
Sources had reported earlier today that the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar Governorate, west of the country, had been subjected to a missile attack. She explained that a missile landed in the vicinity of the air base, which houses American soldiers.

 

She also indicated that the security forces closed the al-Baghdadi area in Anbar completely in search of the missile launchers, after they found the launch pad.

 

Later, the security forces stated in a statement that they had opened an investigation into the fall of an unexploded Katyusha rocket, fired from the direction of the al-Baghdadi area towards Ain al-Assad, without recording any significant losses.

 

 

Repeated attacks It
is noteworthy that on the fifth of this month (June 2021), the Iraqi army also announced that the “air defense system at Ain Al-Asad Air Base ” confronted two drones and managed to shoot them down.

 

In early March, the military base witnessed the fall of approximately 10 Katyusha rockets. US Defense Department officials, who requested anonymity, at the time, according to what was reported by Politico, accused the Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades or a group affiliated with it of carrying out the attack.

 

The fingers of such attacks are often pointed at armed groups loyal to Iran.

 

While the Iraqi authorities have been trying for years to deter the perpetrators of these attacks, to no avail.

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Kurdistan official: Three drones attacked near the US consulate in Erbil

06.26.2021 - 13:02

 

  

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An official in the Kurdistan region said, on Saturday, that an attack by three drones targeted a site near the new US consulate building in Erbil.  

  

 

  

An attack took place on the village of Prague, which is only 3 km from the site of the US Consulate in Erbil, by drones, this morning.  

The high-ranking official said, according to Kurdish media, which was monitored by "NAS", that "two similar attacks took place near the Komspan area of Erbil."  

The attack was carried out at 1:30 am by drones loaded with explosive materials (TNT). Two of them exploded, one of them in an orchard in the village of Prague.

The security authorities in the region have not issued any official comment so far, according to the "Nas Kord" correspondent.  

  

  

  

  

  

Four missiles landed in the vicinity of the city of Erbil, causing material damage to the house of a citizen.   

According to Kurdish media, which was monitored by "Nass" (June 26, 2021), "the missiles fell in the vicinity of Erbil, without it being possible to know more details about their target and place of launch, or whether it was through drones."    

She added that "two missiles landed in the village of (Siola) and hit a house and damaged two cars after one of them exploded, stressing that the second missile did not explode."    

The other two rockets landed in the valley of "Comsban" and one of them exploded, without causing any losses or damage.    

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Kurdistan.. New information about the "drone attack" and this is what was written on the planes

Phrases such as "Peace be upon you, O beauty of Iraq, in the name of God, Qasim the mighty, O Sahib Al-Zaman, O Zahraa" were scrawled on the planes. 

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A side of the wreckage of the drones - Photo: Kurdistan Region's Counter-Terrorism Page

 

 

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - The Counter-Terrorism Directorate's Facebook page touched on the details of the missile attack on the vicinity of Erbil Governorate.

According to the information published by the page, three drones fell on the house of a citizen near the "Siola" road in the village of Prague in Erbil governorate.

It added that the attack took place at 01:50 local time near the Mullah Omar complex and that two planes exploded, while the third did not.

The counter-terrorism page said that the fourth march fell into an empty area at Mount Tarin, and at the same time noted that the attack did not result in casualties.

It is reported that phrases such as "Peace be upon you, O beauty of Iraq, in the name of God Qasim the mighty, O Sahib Al-Zaman, O Zahraa" were scrawled on the planes.

The Anti-Terrorism Directorate indicated on its Facebook page that investigations are still ongoing in this regard, and the results will be disclosed to public opinion.

So far, no official statement has been issued from the Kurdistan Region about the circumstances of the attack.