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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 493

Iraqi airstrikes

Illustrative: People watch as smoke rises at the site of a rocket strike from Lebanon on the Golan Heights on May 17, 2024. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
May 30, 2024, 3:19 pm
Cruise missile, apparently fired from Iraq, shot down over northern Israel – IDF
Military says projectile intercepted in southern Golan Heights; no injuries or damage; in separate incident, air defenses mistakenly down Israeli drone
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
The US embassy, seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq, January 3, 2020. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
January 13, 2022, 9:09 pm
Four rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad — Iraqi officials
Girl and woman said injured as three missiles strike within the embassy perimeter, and fourth hits a nearby school
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Illustrative: Young Shiite volunteer militia members prepare to attack Islamic State fighters in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq, March 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
June 28, 2021, 11:05 pm
Iran-backed militias said to fire projectiles at US base in Syria
War monitor claims American-led forces are retaliating with ‘heavy artillery’; reported exchange of fire comes after US strikes on pro-Iranian fighters along border with Iraq
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as he gives a joint press conference with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, following a meeting of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, at the Fiera di Roma, in Rome, as part of Blinken's three-nation tour of Europe, on June 28, 2021. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)
June 28, 2021, 6:28 pm
Blinken hopes US strikes on pro-Iran groups are ‘strong’ deterrent
Three military facilities used by Iran-backed militia — two in Syria and one in Iraq — were hit overnight Sunday to Monday
By AFP
Illustrative: Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary fighters stand guard during a funerary procession in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, October 26, 2019. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
June 28, 2021, 3:59 pm
Iraqi PM denounces US strikes on pro-Iran fighters amid calls for revenge
Mustafa al-Kadhemi slams raids along his country’s border with Syria as a ‘blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty’
By Laure Al Khoury and Tony Gamal-Gabriel
Illustrative: An F-35 fighter jet pilot and crew prepare for a mission at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, August 5, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury/US Air Force via AP)
June 28, 2021, 3:32 am
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria over drone attacks
Biden authorizes strikes on 3 targets used to launch drone attacks on US soldiers, bases in the Middle East; monitor says at least 5 Iraqi fighters killed; Syria says child killed
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iraqi acting Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi takes part in the funeral of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
January 5, 2020, 10:16 pm
Iraqi PM: US told us Israel bombed pro-Iran militias in Iraq last summer
Adel Abdel Mahdi tells parliament Jerusalem behind some attacks on munitions in summer of 2019, as lawmakers call for expelling American forces from the country
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Protesters burn property in front of the US embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. D (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
January 1, 2020, 1:41 am
Attack on US Embassy in Iraq shows Iran can still strike at American interests
Analysts say US airstrike on pro-Iran militias could turn focus of Iraq protests from anger at Tehran’s influence toward call for US troops to leave region
By Robert Burns and Ellen Knickmeyer
Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin speaks at the Israel Aviation Conference at Airport City, May 2, 2018 (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)
December 31, 2019, 6:22 pm
IAF chief: US strike on Iran-backed Iraqi militia is a ‘potential turning point’
Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin lauds IDF’s aerial supremacy in the face of Syrian S-300 anti-aircraft batteries, which he says allows Israel to fight Iranian entrenchment in the region
By Judah Ari Gross
In this photo from February 7, 2019, by Sepahnews, the website of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, a Dezful surface-to-surface ballistic missile is displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran. (Sepahnews via AP)
December 5, 2019, 7:35 pm
Defiant Iran declares it will not halt ballistic missile development
Rejecting complaint from France, Britain and Germany, the Islamic Republic says it is ‘determined to resolutely continue its activities’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: This photo released on August 25, 2010, by the Iranian Defense Ministry, claims to show the launch of the Fateh-110 short-range surface-to-surface missile by Iranian armed forces, at an undisclosed location. (AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry,Vahid Reza Alaei, HO)
December 5, 2019, 12:03 pm
Iran said exploiting Iraqi unrest to place missiles that could hit Israel
NY Times quotes US officials saying the missiles also threaten Saudi Arabia and American troops stationed in area, and are part of Tehran’s efforts to project power in Middle East
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this photo from August 12, 2019, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)
September 30, 2019, 6:00 pm
Iraqi PM blames Israel for spate of airstrikes targeting Iran-linked fighters
Adel Abdul Mahdi says investigation indicates Jerusalem behind recent strikes on bases, weapon depots belonging to powerful Shiite militias; IDF declines to comment
By ToI Staff
Iraqi and Syrian border guards soldiers congratulate each other during the opening ceremony of the crossing between the Iraqi town of Qaim and Syria's Boukamal in Anbar province, Iraq, September 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
September 30, 2019, 2:21 pm
Iraq-Syria border crossing reopens amid series of reported Israeli strikes
Retaken from Islamic State in 2017, crossing is located near alleged Iranian-controlled compound seen as key to facilitating Iran’s arms shipments
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Satellite image showing ongoing construction at an alleged Iranian military base in Syria's Boukamal region, near the Iraqi border, on September 21, 2019. (ImageSat International)
September 24, 2019, 5:57 pm
Photos show ongoing work at Iran-linked Syrian base despite reported IDF strikes
New fortifications, roads, buildings seen in satellite images of compound near Iraq; heavy construction also spotted nearby at border crossing believed to be under Tehran’s control
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Popular Mobilization Forces members stand by a burning truck after a drone attack blamed on Israel near Qaim border crossing, in Anbar province, Iraq, August 25, 2019. (AP Photo)
September 22, 2019, 2:46 pm
Airstrikes said to target Iran-backed militia base in Iraq
Popular Mobilization Force targets attacked for third time in a week; some have blamed Israel for strikes
By ToI Staff
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