Al Jazeera: US raids slammed as ‘blatant violation’ of Iraq’s sovereignty
The US military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi has condemned the overnight US air attack on Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq and Syria which a monitor said killed at least seven fighters.
In a statement on Sunday, the US military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq in response to drone attacks against the US personnel and facilities in Iraq.
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WNU Editor: The Syrians have also condemned these attacks .... Syria condemns U.S. air strikes on Syria-Iraq border - state media (Reuters).
Update #1: The US used a lot of firepower in these strikes .... US F-15, F-16 Fighters Strike Militia Groups on Iraq-Syria Border in Response to Drone Attacks (Military.com).
Update #2: The White House is defending these strikes .... White House defends airstrikes as 'necessary, appropriate and a deliberate action' (CNN)
Update #3: It looks like the Iranian-backed militias are retaliating .... Syria's Largest US-Occupied Oil Field Comes Under Missile & Mortar Attack (Zero Hedge).
More News On Iran-Backed Militias Threatening To Retaliate Following This Weekend's U.S. Airstrikes
Iran-Backed Militias Threaten Revenge After U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria -- WSJ
Iran-Backed Militias Threaten To Retaliate Following US Weekend Airstrikes -- Daily Caller
Iraq slams ‘unacceptable’ US strikes on pro-Iran fighters -- France 24
Iraq Condemns Biden's 'Unacceptable' Strikes, Discusses U.S. Military Withdrawal -- Newsweek
2 comments:
I wanna ask why the US is in Iraq. We are there because of the Kurds and ISIS.
There is a big stink made about Afghan interpreters and in some or many cases legitimately so. If it is important to protect out Afghan interpreters/allies, what about our Sunni allies in Iraq?
I will say this. If the government of Iraq has full Shia support then it is about twice as legitimate as Assad's Alawite government.
We should never have disbanded the Iraqi army. Maybe it would be mistake to not disband it. Maybe we would received the treatment the British received in Aden, if we had not disbanded the army. We applied the lesson of WW2 to Iraq. But we lied to ourselves at least a little bit about how de-NAZI-fied that we made Germany. So maybe the lesson we learned was not the right one. Maybe it was more nuanced.
Make Kurdistan. Add Anbar to Saudi Arabia and break no bread with the Shia until they are freaking civil. Would I fear a larger Saudi Arabia? Yup. but it is better than getting bit by the ungrateful Shia day in and day out.
Well, everybody want to take advantage of the frequent and huge naps of Biden.
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