War Iran-United States Military Crisis of 2020 - US Baghdad embassy under siege, rocket fire in US Baghdad green zone, Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 crash, and more!

January 10th:
Exclusive: Informants in Iraq, Syria helped U.S. kill Iran's Soleimani - sources (archive)(post)
Iraqi Shia cleric whose militia killed American troops says crisis is over following Iran strike and Trump speech (archive)(post)
Iraqi PM tells US to decide mechanism for troop withdrawal (archive)(post)
Mike Pence says Congress might 'compromise sources and methods' if fully briefed on the Soleimani strike (archive)(post)
Unidentified planes hit Iraqi militiamen in Syria, killing 8 (archive)(post)
Iraq: The Master Of Mayhem Meets A Missile (archive)(post)
Eliminating Qasem Soleimani was Donald Trump’s Middle East farewell letter (archive)(post)
Iran uses BULLDOZERS to clear debris from plane crash site while accusing US of ‘big lie’ that they shot it down (archive)(post)
Swiss Back Channel Helped Defuse U.S.-Iran Crisis (post)

January 11th:
UKRAINIAN AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN IRAN DUE TO 'HUMAN ERROR' (archive)(post)
Iran minister says 'human error' caused by 'US adventurism' led to deadly crash of Ukrainian jetliner (archive)(post)
Ukrainian aircraft was brought down in Iran due to 'human error' (archive)(post)
Trump, at Ohio rally, says Democrats would have leaked Soleimani attack plans (archive)(post)
The Atlantic's David Frum blames Trump for downing of plane in Iran, deaths of 176 (archive)(post)
Associated Press changes ‘shockingly bad’ headline about Soleimani, Ukrainian plane crash after backlash (archive)(post)
GOP Rep. Doug Collins apologizes for saying Democrats are 'in love with terrorists' (archive)(post)
Iran demands West 'show findings' as new video reveals aircraft was struck before fiery crash (archive)(post)
Warren town hall interrupted by angry protester accusing her of ‘siding with terrorists’ (archive)(post)
Trump administration announces new sanctions on Iran (archive)(post)
Prepare For the Worst From Iran Cyber Attacks, As DHS Issues Warning: Experts (archive)(post)
Trump tells Fox News' Laura Ingraham 'four embassies' were targeted in imminent threat from Iran (archive)(post)
Trump tweets support for Iranian protesters as they demand Khamenei quit (archive)(post)
Trump warns Iran against ‘another massacre’ as protests flare over downed jet (archive)(post)

January 12th:
Trump tweet in Farsi 'the most liked Persian tweet' in history of Twitter (archive)(post)
Iraq warned to keep US troops or risk financial blow-WSJ (archive)(post)
Iran arrests UK ambassador in what Britain calls ‘flagrant violation of international law’ (archive)(post)

January 13th:
Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions (archive)(post)

edit: This is a WIP. All links are posted in the order they appear in the thread, not in chronological order of their publication.


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Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy
https://apnews.com/75228a8a607a44863b57021ac33264dc (http://archive.vn/ljm9Y)

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA12 minutes ago

BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw flames rising from inside the compound and at least three U.S. soldiers on the roof of the main building inside embassy. It was not clear what caused the fire at the reception area near the parking lot of the compound. A man on a loudspeaker urged the mob not to enter the compound, saying: “The message was delivered.”

The embassy attack followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq, the Kataeb Hezbollah. The U.S. military said it was in retaliation for last week’s killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that it had blamed on the militia.

Dozens of protesters marched inside the compound after smashing the gate used by cars to enter the embassy. The protesters, many in militia uniform, stopped in a corridor after about 5 meters (16 feet), and were only about 200 meters away from the main building. Half a dozen U.S. soldiers were seen on the roof of the main building, their guns were pointed at the protesters.

Smoke from the tear gas rose in the area, and at least three of the protesters appeared to have difficulties breathing. It wasn’t immediately known whether the embassy staff had remained inside the main building.

The protesters hanged a poster on the wall: “America is an aggressor.”

Shouting “Down, Down USA,” the crowd tried to push inside the embassy grounds, hurling water and stones over its walls. They raised yellow militia flags and taunted the embassy’s security staff who remained behind the glass windows in the gates’ reception area. They sprayed graffiti on the wall and windows in red in support of the Kataeb Hezbollah militia: “Closed in the name of the resistance.”

Hundreds of angry protesters, some in militia uniforms, set up tents outside the embassy. As tempers rose, the mob set fire to three trailers used by security guards along the embassy wall.

No one was immediately reported hurt in the rampage and security staff had withdrawn to inside the embassy earlier, soon after protesters gathered outside.

The U.S. attack — the largest targeting an Iraqi state-sanctioned militia in recent years — and the subsequent calls by the militia for retaliation, represent a new escalation in the proxy war between the U.S. and Iran playing out in the Middle East.

Tuesday’s attempted embassy storming took place after mourners and supporters held funerals for the militia fighters killed in a Baghdad neighborhood, after which they marched on to the heavily fortified Green Zone and kept walking till they reached the sprawling U.S. Embassy there.

AP journalists then saw the crowd as they tried to scale the walls of the embassy, in what appeared to be an attempt to storm it, shouting “Down, down USA!” and “Death to America” and “Death to Israel.”

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday’s strikes send the message that the U.S. will not tolerate actions by Iran that jeopardize American lives.

The Iranian-backed Iraqi militia had vowed Monday to retaliate for the U.S. military strikes. The attack and vows for revenge raised concerns of new attacks that could threaten American interests in the region.

The U.S. attack also outraged both the militias and the Iraqi government, which said it will reconsider its relationship with the U.S.-led coalition — the first time it has said it will do so since an agreement was struck to keep some U.S. troops in the country. It called the attack a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty.

In a partly televised meeting Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi told Cabinet members that he had tried to stop the U.S. operation “but there was insistence” from American officials.

The U.S. military said “precision defensive strikes” were conducted against five sites of Kataeb Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq and Syria. The group, which is a separate force from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, operates under the umbrella of the state-sanctioned militias known collectively as the Popular Mobilization Forces. Many of them are supported by Iran.
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this is all over /pol/
and I think Trump just tweeted out a image of the American flag

and this image is from /pol/
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Jeezus they are calling this guy a martyr on Iranian state tv. They gotta do something artesh irgc. Someone will have to do something to prove they won't take this shit lying down.
 
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Spawn said:
Jeezus they are calling this guy a martyr on Iranian state tv. They gotta do something artesh irgc. Someone will have to do something to prove they won't take this shit lying down.
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If not Iran itself, some Iranian proxies are absolutely going to retaliate against Americans probably in the next few days which will lead to shit getting even more real and blowing back on Iran proper.
 
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I cannot describe how big of a deal that this is.

So first of all, Iraq is basically in a proto-civil war. There is a massive movement to oust Iranian-back officials in the country. This has already lead to the death of thousands of protesters/rioters as the hands of the Pro-Iranian "Popular Mobilization Forces." Iraq has had most of its national level leaders resign and hardcore civil conflict looks imminent.

The PMF is a direct subsidiary to the Quds Force a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is responsible for most Iranian operations outside of Iran proper.

Soleimani was the head of Quds force. As such he would have direct authority over all Iranian aligned forces outside of Iran.

To keep things brief, Soleimani was there to lead the Iranian faction in a civil war/coup against the non-Iranian back factions.
 
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This is going to take some rummaging around, but in the meantime I'll put it like this: Iran themselves lept out in front of this in a time when they desperately need an excuse to whip themselves into a frenzy, and the only proof they've put forwards is a ring on a hand that could belong to absolutely anybody. It's not like Aqeeq rings are that uncommon anyways; they're an incredibly popular ring in the Islamic religion.

I'm not in the least bit worried about any sort of war kicking off in response to this, I just find it incredibly interesting that they're actually coming out now and admitted that he was dead, it's just not how I expected them to do it. And no, I'm not talking about "rumours" of his death, I mean that he absolutely died awhile ago, but the Iranians just pretended that it never happened.
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I don’t know anything about the Iranian, but I agree we are not going to have a full on war out of this. As others have said, we can cripple them without it.
 
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BONE_Buddy said:
I cannot describe how big of a deal that this is.

So first of all, Iraq is basically in a proto-civil war. There is a massive movement to oust Iranian-back officials in the country. This has already lead to the death of thousands of protesters/rioters as the hands of the Pro-Iranian "Popular Mobilization Forces." Iraq has had most of its national level leaders resign and hardcore civil conflict looks imminent.

The PMF is a direct subsidiary to the Quds Force a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is responsible for most Iranian operations outside of Iran proper.

Soleimani was the head of Quds force. As such he would have direct authority over all Iranian aligned forces outside of Iran.

To keep things brief, Soleimani was there to lead the Iranian faction in a civil war/coup against the non-Iranian back factions.
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So they were technically aiding the Iraqi government?
 
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In the other thread on this topic, someone is claiming that he was there to lead a coup.

BONE_Buddy said:
I cannot describe how big of a deal that this is.

So first of all, Iraq is basically in a proto-civil war. There is a massive movement to oust Iranian-back officials in the country. This has already lead to the death of thousands of protesters/rioters as the hands of the Pro-Iranian "Popular Mobilization Forces." Iraq has had most of its national level leaders resign and hardcore civil conflict looks imminent.

The PMF is a direct subsidiary to the Quds Force a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is responsible for most Iranian operations outside of Iran proper.

Soleimani was the head of Quds force. As such he would have direct authority over all Iranian aligned forces outside of Iran.

To keep things brief, Soleimani was there to lead the Iranian faction in a civil war/coup against the non-Iranian back factions.
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Still Anonymous For This said:
Trump turned back a retaliatory strike at the last possible minute when Iran shot our drone down earlier this year. I saw his reasoning: it was a piece of equipment and not worth a use of force response.

Trump is definitely not pro-war, but I'm feeling like the Iranians fucked up on this one. I suspect F-35s are going to be dropping cool shit soon. He's given the Iranians a long rope and they're hanging themselves with it.
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In all the fun, and with Netanyahu's political power seemingly more consolidated following recent elections, I rather suspect that we will also see a repeat of the Israeli bombings of the Iraqi and Syrian nuclear programs. Israel has been looking for a valid reason to cripple the Mullah's bomb making plans. They've been planning such a strike for years. This direct escalation of Middle Eastern tensions gives them more than enough cover to execute. At this point none of the usual parties would be holding them back. Trump isn't afraid of escalation. Threats to gulf shipping no longer have the same effect on the US. The Saudi's will happily back Israel on this just to move Iran's military focus away from Yemen and Syria and into Iran itself.
 
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Calling him a martyr will absolutely galvanize support for the Iranian government among a populace which is increasingly restive given the economic skull fucking they're taking due to sanctions
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I dunno, I've been seeing some of the protesters in Iran saying things along the line of "No more foreign intervention", and the IRGC are the ones really killing the protesters. And the Qods Force is the most vicious, blood thirsty members of the IRGC. But the ball is in the air.

Unfortunately, we may have been cursed to live in interesting times.
 
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I love this timeline.

I love this President.

I love how angry he makes the Left.

I love how many craters he's made entombing the burnt corpses of terrorists.

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There are reports that this guy was in Iraq to organize a coup and contract hits on American diplomats. For 8 months Iran has played a game of chicken with the US and Trump just won.

Also killed in the attacks was the deputy leader of Hezbollah. Now they can join Baghdadi fucking virgin goats in the afterlife.
 
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