Report: US, Russia gave Israel green light to strike Iran in Syria, Iraq

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Report: US, Russia gave Israel green light to strike Iran in Syria, Iraq
By Judah Ari Gross

Israel has conducted several strikes on Iranian-controlled bases in Syria and Iraq in recent weeks with permission from the United States and Russia, a Western diplomatic source told a Saudi-owned newspaper Wednesday.

Moscow and Washington agreed that the Jewish state could conduct these attacks on Iranian targets in order to “ensure Israel’s security,” the source told the London-based Arabic-language Asharq Al-Awsat.

In recent weeks, a number of explosions have been reported in Iraqi military installations connected to pro-Iranian Shiite militias, including on Tuesday night in an arms depot north of Baghdad.

Read more at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-us-russia-gave-israel-greenlight-to-strike-iran-in-syria-iraq/

Source does not seem the best but what does seem true is that Israel likely hit Iranian interests in Iraq again.

NewsweeK:

Iraq Hit By New Blasts After Israel Hints It Can Attack Iran There
By Tom O'Connor On 8/20/19 at 5:58 PM EDT

Explosions rocked once again rocked military positions in Iraq just days after the country imposed new airspace restrictions and Israel hinted it would target Iran there.

Iraq's Civil Defense announced Tuesday that firefighters managed to contain a fire that broke out at a site in Balad, a city in Salaheddin province north of Baghdad, following a series of blasts of yet undetermined cause. Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari also flew to the nearby Balad Air Base, an installation known to host U.S. forces and contractors, and visited the site, confirming there were no casualties and ordering his men to search the premises.

Various outlets such as Al Jazeera and BBC cited unnamed Iraqi officials who identified the site of the explosions as a base for one of the state-sponsored militias comprising the Popular Mobilization Forces, a mostly Shiite Muslim gathering with ties to Iran. Reuters cited one paramilitary official as saying the site was targeted by air.

Read more at: https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-blasts-israel-attack-1455366

In the meantime, Iraqi News is reporting that the government is taking the fight to ISIS seriously!

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In short, Iran-backed forces seem to associate the alleged attack by Israel with our allowing this.

Perhaps if some reports have said Russia and Iranian-backed forces have clashed in Syria, it's a similar scenario.

Iran-Backed Forces Blame US for Attacks on Bases in Iraq
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content Aug. 21, 2019, at 11:16 a.m. More
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran said Wednesday they hold the United States ultimately responsible for a series of attacks targeting their bases in the country, pledging to defend themselves against any future attack.

The rare statement issued by the state-sanctioned militias known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, said the group has accurate information that shows the U.S. brought in four Israeli drones this year to work as part of the U.S. fleet in Iraq and target militia positions in Iraq.

"We announce that the United States is ultimately responsible for what happened and we will hold it responsible for what will happen as of today. We have no choice but to defend ourselves and our bases with the weapons at our disposal," said the statement, which was signed by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of the PMF.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-08-21/iran-backed-forces-blame-us-for-attacks-on-bases-in-iraq