Israel Built Secret Base in Iraq During Iran War, WSJ Reports
The outpost housed special forces and search-and-rescue teams, and Israeli airstrikes kept Iraqi troops from uncovering it, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Israel established a secret military outpost in Iraq's western desert to support its air war against Iran, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter.
- Built shortly before Operation Roaring Lion began with American knowledge, the site housed Israeli Air Force special forces and search-and-rescue teams positioned to rescue pilots downed during operations over Iran.
- On March 4, a local shepherd reported unusual helicopter activity near the site, prompting the IDF to conduct airstrikes that deterred Iraqi troops from discovering the secret outpost.
- Baghdad condemned the strike, which killed one Iraqi soldier and wounded two others, and filed a formal complaint with the United Nations against the operation.
- Positioned closer to the battlefield, the Air Force sustained thousands of airstrikes against Iranian targets during the five-week campaign, demonstrating the outpost's operational significance to the broader conflict.
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Top secret Israeli military base exposed by Iraqi shepherd who noticed ‘unusual activity’
An Iraqi shepherd almost uncovered a secret Israeli military base in the desert earlier this year.The base was built to be used as part of the Israeli-US attack on Iran in February, and served as a “logistical hub” for its air force, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The base was almost uncovered in March after the shepherd reported “unusual military activity”, which included helicopter flights, to the Iraqi authorities.Special f…
Israel secretly ran Iran war base in Iraq until a shepherd exposed it: Report
A Wall Street Journal report said Israel ran a covert base in western Iraq to support strikes inside Iran and hit Iraqi troops as they approached it. Iraq later filed a complaint with the United Nations blaming "foreign forces" and initially pointing the finger at the US.
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