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	Unidentified ] or ] started bombing the Iranian backed ] (PMF), bases in ] starting on 19 July 2019.<ref name="1VOA"></ref> Several Iraqi, Iranian and Israeli officials have blamed ] for the attacks but Israel has not confirmed nor denied its role. Israeli Prime Minister ] hinted responsibility for the attacks on 20 August 2019, claiming that "Iran is not immune anywhere".<ref></ref>		Unidentified ] or ] started bombing the Iranian backed ] (PMF), bases in ] starting on 19 July 2019.<ref name="1VOA"></ref> Several Iraqi, Iranian and Israeli officials have blamed ] for the attacks but Israel has not confirmed nor denied its role. Israeli Prime Minister ] hinted responsibility for the attacks on 20 August 2019, claiming that "Iran is not immune anywhere".<ref></ref> Israel confirmed responsibility for the strikes on 22 August 2019, which was later followed by a US confirmation.<ref name="IS"></ref><ref name="US"></ref>

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	=== Israel Confirms Responsibility ===		=== Israel Confirms Responsibility ===

	On 22 August 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel has been carrying out operations against Iran in Iraq. Saying "We are working against Iranian consolidation—in Iraq as well."<ref></ref> US officials also confirmed that Israel was behind the attacks later in the day.<ref></ref>		On 22 August 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel has been carrying out operations against Iran in Iraq. Saying "We are working against Iranian consolidation—in Iraq as well."<ref name="IS"></ref> US officials also confirmed that Israel was behind the attacks later in the day.<ref name="US"></ref>

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

Revision as of 08:23, 23 August 2019

2019 Israeli Airstrikes in Iraq

Part of Iran–Israel proxy conflict

Date	July 19, 2019 – present (5 years, 5 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location	Iraq
Status	Ongoing

Belligerents

Israel

Supported by:

United States
(According to PMF and Iran)

Iraq

Iraqi Armed Forces
- File:Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) logo.jpg Popular Mobilization Forces

Supported by:

Iran

Strength

F-35 Lightning II
(Alleged by Israel)
IAI Harop (Alleged by Iran)

Unknown

Casualties and losses

None

41 Killed
2 Injured

1 Civilian Killed
29 Civilians Injured

1st Strike

2nd Strike

3rd Strike

4th Strikeclass=notpageimage| Location of Airstrikes in Iraq

Unidentified drones or aircraft started bombing the Iranian backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), bases in Iraq starting on 19 July 2019. Several Iraqi, Iranian and Israeli officials have blamed Israel for the attacks but Israel has not confirmed nor denied its role. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted responsibility for the attacks on 20 August 2019, claiming that "Iran is not immune anywhere". Israel confirmed responsibility for the strikes on 22 August 2019, which was later followed by a US confirmation.

Attacks

Amirli Strike

On 19 July 2019 unidentified drones bombed a base belonging to the Iranian backed Popular Mobilization Forces base in Iraq, close to the town of Amirli. An airstrike wounded 2 Iranians after struck a base that housed advisers from Iran and Lebanon. While a second strike hit a weapons depot, causing a large fire and the destruction of several ballistic missiles. The US Central Command CENTCOM has denied responsibility for the bombing. Israeli news site Debkafile has claimed that Israel struck the base using IAI Harop Loitering munition.

Iran reported on July 30th that the attack had killed a senior IRGC commander Abu Alfazl Sarabian.

Camp Ashraf Strike

On 27 July 2019 Camp Ashraf one of the biggest bases in Iraq was attacked by what Iraqi military sources described as one or more IAF jets. The attack struck consignment of ballistic missile launchers and living quarters of IRGC officers and PMF personnel, some sources reported that up to 40 people were killed in the attack.
According to Iraqi and Iranian sources the attacks were carried out by Israeli F-35 aircraft.

Southern Baghdad Strike

Explosions rocked a PMF weapons depot in southern Baghdad on 12 August killing one and injuring 29 civilians. A spokesman for Iraq's Interior Minister said that an examination of the warehouse showed that the explosion was not caused by an internal failure but by a third party which attacked the warehouse and caused a fire.

Iraq Closes Airspace

Iraq closed its airspace to all unauthorized flights on 13 August, including to the US coalition. Iraqi Prime Minister also ordered all military camps and munitions warehouses to be moved outside Iraqi cities following the explosions that killed one civilian and wounded 29 earlier in the week.

Balad Air Base Strike

Blasts hit a PMF arms depot on 20 August close to the Balad Air Base, a PMF source said the arms depot was specifically targeted by an aerial bombardment.

Israel Confirms Responsibility

On 22 August 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel has been carrying out operations against Iran in Iraq. Saying "We are working against Iranian consolidation—in Iraq as well." US officials also confirmed that Israel was behind the attacks later in the day.

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