1 British and 2 Americans were killed in the recent rocket attack. - Airstrikes taking place against severel Pro-Iran PMU units.

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Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: 1 British and 2 Americans were killed in the recent rocket attack on Camp Taji - Fox News / @JenGriffinFNC”

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Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“One US soldier, one British soldier and one US contractor were killed, according to U.S. officials to AFP. https://t.co/xOGoZK5bQC”

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Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“NEW: Initial reports of airstrikes on Iranian-backed paramilitary groups near the Syria/Iraq border.”

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Donald J. Trump on Twitter

“I will be addressing the Nation this evening at 9:00 P.M. (Eastern) from the Oval Office.”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“Ermmm I think the #US just conducted a retaliation strike on the #Iraq/#Syria border. Evolving situation.”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“2 American’s and 1 British soldier killed in the earlier attack https://t.co/0iH0dV79WO https://t.co/SQ7VlFmbsN”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“multiple strikes reported against Pro-#Iran PMU position(s) in Al-Heri, #Syria near the #Iraq|i border.”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“At least 8 explosions were reported according to reports.”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“Unconfirmed reports suggest that the aircraft involved in the airstrike came from Jordan.”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“Note this doesn’t mean the took off from Jordan, if it’s true, this could simply mean they went through Jordan, on the way, if confirmed.”

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Aurora Intel on Twitter

“https://t.co/xgZtZlDWqq Well then, it’s highly plausible then….”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“This gets interesting, the reported location is “Al-Heri” (spelling could be off), this is just North/North-East of the #IRGC affilated Ali Imam base in #Syria, an area that was reportedly used to house #IRGC militants.”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Using @ImageSatIntl infograph included, the “Border Crossing Compound” is in this area. Of course, this isn’t confirmed and Satellite imagery over the coming days will help locate this.”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“There are some new reports suggesting that Ali Imam Base was targeted, these areas are close together, time will tell….”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“There are some new reports suggesting that Ali Imam Base was targeted, these areas are close together, time will tell….”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Significant #USAF activity being reported over Al-Anbar, #Iraq.”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Update: 1 #US Solider, 1 US Contractor and 1 #UK/#British Solider were killed in the earlier Katyusha strike.”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“#Syria|n state media SANA confirms hostile airstrikes.”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Initial reports of explosions around Al-Qaim, #Iraq.”

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Barzan Sadiq on Twitter

“More airstrikes target #PMF bases around #Qaim town, #Anbar.”

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Steve Lookner on Twitter

“Today's White House Task Force briefing on coronavirus has been cancelled https://t.co/ImnfHP7m8C”

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Zeke Miller on Twitter

“White House schedule update: The press briefing has been canceled. Dinner with the Vice President and Mrs. Pence has been postponed. THE PRESIDENT will address the Nation at 9PM”

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Sorry for repeat posting as much as I am, A lot of stuff just started moving.

Please bear with me.

Edit to double post less:

OIR Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins III on Twitter

“The Coalition @CJTFOIR confirms more than 15 small rockets impacted Iraq’s Camp Taji base hosting Coalition troops, March 11 at 7:35 p.m. (Iraq Time). Assessment and investigation ongoing, follow @OIRSpox & @SecMedCell for updates. https://t.co/oNgNfCEYG7”

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ELINT News on Twitter

“Reminder: Iranian-controlled border crossing into Iraq and Iran’s Imam Ali proxy base are both located in this area https://t.co/Tl3uGaUHUu”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“#US Apaches are being reported around Ain Al-Assad airbase, #Iraq.”

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ELINT News on Twitter

“#UPDATE: Al-Maydeen sources reporting heavy movement of American jets over Anbar province in (eastern) Iraq and helicopters at Ain al-Assad Airbase https://t.co/9XVPEqsrET”

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ELINT News on Twitter

“#UPDATE: Currently reports suggest airstrikes have hit Iranian-linked targets in eastern Syria south of Al-Bukamal city and western Iraq near Al-Qaim city, both near the border areas.”

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Aleph 🕯️ א on Twitter

“#IAF 🇮🇱 warplanes over Tyre #Lebanon 🇱🇧”

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Ali Arouzi on Twitter

“(AP) -- US official: 3 dead, including 2 US troops, and at least 10 wounded in rocket attack in Taji, Iraq. If this turns out to be Iranian backed militias, possibly avenging Soleimani’s killing it could be the start of another US/Iranian escalation.”

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Trump is not set to address the Nation about this particular incident, or at least the 9PM slot was not for this rocket attack:

Jennifer Jacobs on Twitter

“NEW: What Trump is weighing, and may announce at 9p: -whether to restrict non-essential travel from Europe to US via Section 212(f) of Immigration and Nationality Act -invoking Stafford Act to enable businesses to access disaster relief funds -exact shape of payroll tax holiday.”

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Edit to add more updates:

Aleph 🕯️ א on Twitter

“BTW, according to the WikiPedia, Today is Solleimani's birthday! That might explain the escalations!”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Update: One Polish Solider was wounded in the attack earlier against Camp Taji, #Iraq”

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paul mcleary on Twitter

“Two US aircraft carriers in the region at the moment: USS Truman in North Arabian Sea, and USS Eisenhower just pulled into the Red Sea. https://t.co/ZT6qLTl7zN”

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Jack Detsch on Twitter

“No chance at all that rocket attack that killed 2 Americans & 1 Brit at Iraq's Camp Taji was done by ISIS, a security source tells me. US has captured the vehicle that launched Katusha rockets at Iraqi base but unclear if any suspects detained. https://t.co/l2M9jzivZN”

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Jeff Seldin on Twitter

“NEW: Deadly rocket attack on Camp #Taji #Iraq carried out by an improvised truck launcher with 30 katyusha rockets - 18 of which hit the camp, per US official”

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Jeff Seldin on Twitter

“#Iraq military says 10 Katyusha rockets targeted Camp #Taji but caused no casualties Officials say they later found a vehicle with a rocket launcher & 3 missiles https://t.co/FAqZPE70rM”

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[ConfederateIrishman]

Hell's Bells, the chaos is only intensifying

 

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Anna Ahronheim on Twitter

“Reports of at least 18 killed in strikes against PMU targets”

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AFP news agency on Twitter

“#BREAKING Eighteen Iraqi fighters killed in air strikes in eastern Syria: NGO”

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US recently moved Air defenses into the region:

CENTCOM general: US is moving air and missile defense weapons into Iraq

The U.S. military is moving air and missile defense capabilities into Iraq, two months after Iran launched a missile attack at an Iraqi base hosting nearly 1,000 American troops, the top general for U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.

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And of course in the middle of all this:

Connor O'Brien on Twitter

“JUST IN: The House passed a war powers resolution to limit military action against Iran, 227-186. It now heads to Trump, who is expected to veto it.”

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Not that it actually means all that much.

 

[Autistic lurker]

Iran is severely weakened by the new coronavirus now and it's not gonna retaliate much. It's a perfect moment to strike them as much as possible in this given situation. If another couple of iranian generals will be killed by drone strikes, it'll be enough to stop them doing this shit. No, it's not an escalation.

 

[Idonttrustlikethat]

Iran is severely weakened by the new coronavirus now and it's not gonna retaliate much. It's a perfect moment to strike them as much as possible in this given situation. If another couple of iranian generals will be killed by drone strikes, it'll be enough to stop them doing this shit. No, it's not an escalation.

If it's actually ISIL then the strikes will never stop.

 

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Full statement issued by Coalition in #Iraq. #US #UK”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“The reported #US airstrikes reportedly struck the following #IRGC proxy sites; -Afghani Shia militia Liwa Fatemiyoun in Al-Hazm/Sak -Iraqi Shia militia Khataib Hezbollah in Sina’ah -Iraqi Shia militia Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Suwayiah and Badiya #Iraq.”

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Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“-Iraqi Shia militia Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba In Albukamal, #Syria.”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“Just an FYI: ALL of these locations have heavy IRGC presence. In particular, the very loyal Iranian proxy Kata'ib Hizballah has substantial forces in all 3 areas. There are other Iran-backed/controlled groups out there too. See: https://t.co/6N3b5I63pc https://t.co/9njXWbhOoJ”

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(interesting mapping project by the way.)

The Shia Militia Mapping Project

Explore a comprehensive interactive map of Shia militias across the Middle East, charting their location, movements, ties to Iran, and involvements in conflicts in Iraq and Syria.

www.washingtoninstitute.org

Alistair Bunkall on Twitter

“The Prime Minister @BorisJohnson has now issued a statement following the attack:”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“A few thoughts on this: 1. Camp Taji was the area hit by Iranian-backed Shia militias (Kata'ib Hizballah) in December 2019, killing an American contractor. It was also hit in Jan. '20 and back June '19 by more indirect rocket fire.”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“2. The likely group involved in this attack may be Kata'ib Hizballah once again. It has functioned as a spear point for IRGC in Iraq. The rockets used are quite popular with Iran's proxies.”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“Another note: The two groups with the highest number of mentions over the past 2 years out in the Imam Ali base have been Harakat Abdal and Kata'ib Hizballah. The former is a smaller IRGC-controlled Badr-splinter. It's often tasked w/ Syria ops.”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“There have been reports of others out there too. They include IRGC's Afghan and Pakistani sections, Fatemiyoun and Zaynabioun (respectively) and the Iraqi Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba.”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“Another interesting thing I've noticed: On #Iran-backed Shia militia social media, they're being more open about their excitement regarding the attacks. No direct claims of responsibility, but little tells, aka reporting the event with a "Labayk ya Zaynab/Husayn"”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“The fact that there are a number of posts about this that include lines about "retaliation" is another tell. It's the maintenance not-so-plausible deniability with a, "but hey, whoever did it is really cool...Good for them" type of attitude.”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“Lots of chatter on Iraqi Shia militia social media that Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba sites were hit in al-Bukamal. The group is a designated a terrorist org by the U.S. It's a splinter from Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq * I actually wrote the first profile on them waaaaay back in the day...”

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Phillip Smyth on Twitter

“Harakat al-Nujaba is led by Akram Ka'abi (former sec. gen of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq). They're Iraq's Hashd al-Sha'abi's 12th Brigade. It was officially formed in early 2013 and was one of the largest recruiters for Iraqi Shia to fight in Syria. Still maintains a large presence there.”

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Aleph 🕯️ א on Twitter

“The Iraqi government describes the rocket attacks on Camp Taji as "Hostile action" [as per quoted] https://t.co/gucwZ75Pze”

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Dan Lamothe on Twitter

“More: @syriahr and an Iraqi militia official say tonight that airstrikes have been launched around Abu Kamal, across the Iraqi border in Syria. That's notable in a couple of regards: https://t.co/La6qld3RfI”

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Dan Lamothe on Twitter

“First, a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, denies tonight that the United States has carried out any such strikes. That doesn't mean they didn't occur -- just that the U.S. isn't dropping the bombs.”

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Dan Lamothe on Twitter

“That lessens the ability of militia members to blame the United States for strikes later. Also notable that the strikes are in Syria, not Iraq. That would be an adjustment from January, where the Pentagon announced retaliatory strikes in both Iraq and Syria.”

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Dan Lamothe on Twitter

“After those strikes, militia members and their supporters attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, citing the strikes as a major reason. The reported strikes tonight aren't in Iraq (a problem last time) and they don't have overt U.S. fingerprints on them.”

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Dan Lamothe on Twitter

“This is a route that a number of U.S. foreign policy experts said the Trump administration should have taken late December, after the killing of U.S. interpreter Nawres Hamid in a rocket attack outside Kirkuk. Less inflammatory, they argued. We'll see what happens next.”

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Jeff Seldin on Twitter

“In testimony to US lawmakers just one day ago, @CENTCOM Commander Gen Kenneth McKenzie also warned #Iran could be poised to strike https://t.co/UIH8kCmuuv”

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Jeff Seldin on Twitter

“NEW: Additional confirmation from @CJTFOIR on deadly rocket attack on Camp #Taji, north of Baghdad”

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[Autistic lurker]

If it's actually ISIL then the strikes will never stop.

It can be ISIL, I just forgot they exist.
Found a few coincedences:
1) the attack happened on Qasem Soleimani's birthday.
2) the 11th of March is also the day in which major iranian operation started during Iraq - Iran war.
3) The House passed a war powers resolution to limit military action against Iran, as it was mentioned above.

The vehicle used to attack US forces

30 107mm rockets were launched, 18 hit the target.

The location of US retaliatory strikes on a map.

 

[Idonttrustlikethat]

Well if so maybe th

It can be ISIL, I just forgot they exist.
Found a few coincedences:
1) the attack happened on Qasem Soleimani's birthday.
2) the 11th of March is also the day in which major iranian operation started during Iraq - Iran war.
3) The House passed a war powers resolution to limit military action against Iran, as it was mentioned above.

The vehicle used to attack US forces
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30 107mm rockets were launched, 18 hit the target.

The location of US retaliatory strikes on a map.
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Well if so perhaps this will be a return to early 2000's which from what i heard was quite frequent back then, i remember seeing a video of a multiple missile launcher hidden under a bunch of paper on a truck that starting firing at u.s positions which was from early 2000's.

 

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Alright, a half-decent summary of events is in the article below:

Rocket Attack In Iraq Kills American And British Personnel, Reprisal Strikes May Be Underway (Updated)

A similar fatal attack in Iraq last year led to the US killing a top Iranian officer and Iran firing ballistic missiles at US troops.

www.thedrive.com

I won't pretend to know if this is over or not, but I will say that Iran is really hurting right now.

There has been a massive falling out in the OPEC+ organization, and now the KSA, UAE, and Russia are ramping up oil production. Combine that with a harsh decrease in oil demand due to Coronavirus and you get a hard drop in oil prices.

(Major exchanges are hovering right above $30 a barrel, which is insanely low.)

Now, Iran has had sanctions on the sale of their oil for a while, so the had to sell it at blackmarket discount levels to nations that would buy it. Well, with above board oil being so cheap, and China hurting right now. Very few countries want to buy Iranian oil, the lifeblood of their crippled economy. The few that would consider it will demand an even lower price for this sanctionable oil.

Not an enviable position even before one takes into account the Coronavirus in the Country.

Now as to whether that will cause them to act out, or shut up, I will leave you all to decide that for yourselves.

 

[Autistic lurker]

Well, I still think a direct attack on US base is a stupid move. Houthi rebels blowing up Saudi oil industries could achieve more. Helping them by sending weapons has worked successfully, there's no reason to change tactics. Even blowing up tankers sounds more reasonable, this would be an escalation but at least oil prices will soar.

 

[3119967d0c]

Hahahahahahahaha How The Fuck Is Iraqis Having To Strike Back Against Invaders Real Hahahaha Nigga Just Stop Being ISIS and Al Qaeda's Air Force And Go Home Nigga Just Go Home Haha

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Now I'm wondering if the UK has the balls to try to retaliate as well.