Israel bombs Iraq

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. officials have confirmed that Israel was responsible for the bombing of a weapons depot in Iraq last month, an attack that would mark a significant escalation in Israel's years-long campaign against Iranian military entrenchment across the region.

The mystery attacks have not been claimed by any side and have left Iraqi officials scrambling for a response, amid strong speculation that Israel may have been behind them. Earlier this week, the deputy head of the Iraqi Shiite militias, known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces, openly accused Israeli drones of carrying out the attacks, but ultimately blamed Washington and threatened strong retaliation for any future attack.

There have been at least three explosions at Iraqi Shiite militia bases in the past month. American officials now confirm Israel was responsible for at least one of them.

On August 12, a massive explosion at the al-Saqr military base near Baghdad shook the capital, killing one civilian and wounding 28 others. The base housed a weapons depot for the Iraqi federal police and the PMF. The most recent of the explosions came Tuesday night, at a munitions depot north of Baghdad.

There have been weeks of speculation in Israel that the army is attacking targets in Iraq.

In an interview with a Russian-language TV station on Thursday, Netanyahu indicated the speculation is true.

"I don't give Iran immunity anywhere," he said, accusing the Iranians of trying to establish bases "against us everywhere," including Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq.

Asked whether that means Israel is operating in Iraq, Netanyahu said: "We act in many arenas against a country that desires to annihilate us. Of course I gave the security forces a free hand and the instruction to do what is needed to thwart these plans of Iran."

There are no limits on Israel's aggression in the region, attacking Syria and Lebanon previously, and now Iraq, directly setting up American troops there for retaliation, but they don't seem to give a fuck with the backing of Trump.

Israel is releasing hellfire in the region with the backing of the US, and you do know who is going to receive the blowback from their shit?

Of course you do, it'll be the US, again

But who gives a fuck, the Jews are our best buddies in the ME, right?

The Kurdish and the Sunni Iraqi people probably don't mind if a US ally harms Iranian proxies in Iraq. In fact, the Iranians are probably grateful for the attack too as it will provide better optics for their occupation of the country.