Security sources revealed that Iraqi authorities received direct warnings from the United States of America, demanding them to refrain from approaching specific areas in the Najaf desert. The sources explained that these warnings came under the pretext of security concerns, at a time when Baghdad's intelligence agencies are unable to identify the military force stationed in that area for about two months, which has created a state of ambiguity and security tension.
Despite the Iraqi forces carrying out a series of aerial and ground reconnaissance operations deep in the Najaf desert, field results did not show the presence of traditional military bases or visible installations. This Iraqi move comes in an attempt to unravel the mystery of the unknown military activity detected by local reports, amid American pressure aimed at keeping the area away from any direct military friction with national forces.
In a related context, international press reports quoted American officials and informed sources as saying that Israel succeeded in establishing a secret military site in the western region of Iraq with the approval and coordination of Washington. According to these sources, the site serves as an advanced logistical center to support Israeli air force operations, and provides a vital foothold for managing the intensive air campaigns that targeted the region in recent weeks.
The leaked data indicates that the secret base is used for the stationing of special forces units and elite search and rescue teams belonging to the occupation army. This military presence aims to ensure rapid intervention if Israeli fighters are exposed to any incidents or fall inside Iranian territory or in adjacent border areas, which gives Tel Aviv greater aerial maneuverability away from traditional monitoring.
For his part, the head of the Security Media Cell, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, recalled a security incident that occurred last March, where a force from the Karbala Operations Command was subjected to unknown aerial bombardment during an inspection mission in the desert area linking Karbala and Najaf. That attack resulted in the martyrdom of a soldier and the injury of two others, after receiving reports of unidentified helicopters flying in the skies of the area believed to contain the secret activity.
Following that incident, the Iraqi government filed an official complaint with the United Nations, pointing fingers at American forces for carrying out the airstrike that targeted its soldiers. In contrast, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied responsibility for the attack, which reinforces the hypotheses that speak of the presence of other military parties operating in the region under American protection and carrying out their operations independently of official coordination channels with Baghdad.
The United States informed the Iraqi side of the necessity of not approaching the area for security reasons, at a time when Baghdad was unable to identify the forces present there.
شارك برأيك
US warnings to Baghdad not to enter the Najaf desert amid reports of a secret Israeli base