Posted on 01/21/2024 5:33:51 AM PST by FarCenter
Iran-backed armed groups have targeted US troops in Iraq hours after Tehran vowed revenge and blamed Israel for a deadly attack on a building housing its elite forces in the Syrian capital Damascus, driving fears of wide regional conflict.
The attack caused one Iraqi and possible American casualties, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday, and came hours after Tehran vowed to take revenge against Israel for its strike targeting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria.
“Multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in western Iraq targeting al-Assad Airbase,” CENTCOM said on X.
Most of the projectiles were intercepted by the base’s air defence systems, but “others impacted on the base”, the statement said.
Attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria have increased since the October 7 Israeli military offensive, which has been militarily backed by Washington. Since launching its offensive on the Gaza Strip, Israel has expanded its attacks targeting Iran-linked armed groups in Syria and Lebanon.
Yemen’s Houthis, who form part of Tehran-backed groups known as the “axis of resistance”, have launched attacks towards Israel and targeted Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza disrupting one of the busiest maritime routes. Houthis demand Israel end its war on Gaza and allow humanitarian aid into the besieged territory in desperate need of food, medicines and other essential items.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has warned of the dangers of escalation in Israel’s war on Gaza.
“If Israel continues to ramp up its attacks on other fronts and if it drags the West in, we’ll be looking at a very, very serious escalation of the conflict,” he told Al Jazeera.
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Don’t know if Russia is behind this but they have promised an ‘asymmetric response’ to what the Neocons are doing in Ukraine (at least that’s what I recall reading).
Iran has about as many friends as the Palestinians. I think a lot of people would be glad to be shed of the Ayatollahs.
that even the Houthi barbarians do not FEAR the US
reveals that their controllers (Iran)
have had a long ongoing and positive relationship with
both Obola and his pResident.
I don’t see a connection in the article to the Terror State of Russia.
No, this has nothing to with Russia. This is one of our other keystone cop major wars. If you haven’t been paying attention, mainly CIA and Mossad backed anti Iranian forces such as these guys https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=jaish%20al-adl&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5 have been launching major terror attacks in Iran. The Iranians are striking back. Expect lots more of the same.
It’s not hard to figure out. homobama and valjar are still running the executive branch of our government. They’re not going to allow pedojoe to start a war with Iran.
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, and Ethiopia all just joined BRICS.
We took out Saddam and created a power vacuum.
Iran filled it.
Our mission in Afghanistan was to remove the Taliban from power.
We leave 20 years later and the Taliban is in power.
Everything we have done in the Middle East is a failure.
Now you want another war?
340 million in our country, and we can’t fill 60K Army recruiting positions.
Fumbling bumbling stumbling Joe Stolen and his controllers are going to blunder into a war yet, before the summer is out.
“(P)resident” Joe may yet make a mark for himself as a “wartime (P)resident”, thus emulating FDR, Truman, Kennedy/Johnson, Nixon/Ford, and the Bushes.
I looked at your Google search and didn’t see CIA or Mossad.
And guess where SloJoe is.
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Nope, I don’t want it. I keep hoping the people in Iran will do it. Or all the other ME countries will decide Iran is on their last nerve and take them out.
No ME country is taking Iran out.
They likely possess nukes now as well.
Who knows how many assets they have in the West now.
All deliberately allowed to happen.
Let’s get our troops back home and station them at our Southern border.
Why don’t you check the CIA’s website? I’m sure they post the information on their operations you expect to find on Wikipedia. If you would care to enlighten yourself, you’ll find the CIA has been funding these groups since the days immediately after the Shah. I’m surprised you hold the CIA and Mossad in such low esteem. If they aren’t involved with these groups they merit such a low appraisal.
In other words you invent stuff.
I have a family member going to Al-Assad next for a 6 month deployment. This makes the 8th deployment by someone in my family to Iraq/Afghanistan. First was in 2004! Some of us were talking last night, can’t believe we’ve been going to the sandbox for 20 years!!
No, I know the history of the CIA. You don’t. I could waste hours of my time trying to educate you but you are too in the warmongering Uniparty tank to make it worth my effort. If you care to check there are at least fifty, widely acknowledged instances of the CIA doing precisely what I’m suggesting, at least five times in Iran. The DC Uniparty masters would have counseled you to deny all of those as well. Educate yourself about the CIA in Iran, THEN we’ll talk. Otherwise, don’t pester me.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-1953-coup-us-tensions-3d391c0255308a7c13d32d3c88e5f54f
You gave me a link about 1953. LoL!
The only thing you know is how to knee-jerk blame America first last and always. Your Google link said that Jaish ul-Adl operate against both Iran and Pakistan. However...
Pakistan is a major non-NATO ally as part of the War on Terrorism, and a leading recipient of U.S. aid. Between 2002 and 2013, Pakistan received $26 billion in economic and military aid and sales of military equipment.So obviously the CIA and Mossad are not involved. What else you got America Hater?
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