In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi government to investigate a massive munitions depot explosion near the capital Baghdad has concluded that the blast was the result of a drone strike. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed, File)
Al Jazeera: US officials confirm Israel air raid in Iraq
Attack marks significant escalation in Israel's campaign against what it sees as Iranian military entrenchment in Iraq.
US officials have confirmed that Israel was responsible for the bombing of an alleged Iranian weapons depot in Iraq last month, The Associated Press news agency reports.
The attack marks a significant escalation in Israel's years-long campaign against what it sees as Iranian military assets in the region.
The confirmation comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly hinted that his country was behind recent air raids that have hit bases and munition depots belonging to Iran-backed paramilitary forces operating in Iraq.
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Update: US confirms Israel behind last month's air strike in Iraq against Iranian base (FOX News).
WNU Editor: The Israelis have been openly hinting for the past few days that they are responsible for recent explosions in Iraq .... Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Hints Again That Israel Is Attacking Iran-Backed Militias In Iraq (August 22, 2019).
Update #2: Strikes on Iran-backed militias threaten to destabilize Iraq (AP).
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Just don’t have Iranians or their proxies in your country and you’ll have nothing to worry about.( Syria,Iraq etc...)Wherever Israel’s enemy’s go,Israel’s bombs will follow.
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