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.


---Original OP before the merge---
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.
Click to expand...









.
 
Last edited:
  • Informative
  • Horrifying
  • Like
Reactions: Yotsubaaa, BONE_Buddy, Opiophile and 15 others
Click to expand...
AirBase.png
 
  • Thunk-Provoking
Reactions: Suburban Bastard
frankie muniz found dead said:
why are stampedes so common among snackbars?
Click to expand...

These people are prone to public histrionics, and culturally lack any concept of a queue or waiting their turn. The latter espcially in common right across the Middle East and into South Asia. It's not considered rude to shove your way forward or give a wee shove to get things moving. If there is a line, cutting it is considered a natural thing to do.. Waiting your turn? Pfft. Showing consideration for others? LOLZ. Push, shove, cut, is natural behaviour, not bad manners. When there are a lot of them present and they're all mad or sad, that makes for a bad combination. Plus in a public space it's generally mostly guys, few to no women, so add in an extra leve of dumb macho bullshit to make things even worse.

There was a British guy who ran off to join ISIS who spent a long time raging extensively about Middle Easterners' total lack of manners or ability to understand queueing. This guy was ethnically Middle Eastern (or maybe Pakistani, not sure) but clearly way more culturally British on the inside than he ever realised until he ended up living among Arabs in Syria. He also complained that they didn't think it rude to stare, were prone to rages, wouldn't clean the kitchen sinks and were thieving little shits.
 
Last edited:
  • Informative
  • Agree
  • Like
Reactions: XtrmGamr719, Yotsubaaa, not william stenchever and 6 others
twitter.com

Liz Sly on Twitter

“The US military confirms an ongoing rocket attack on Al-Asad airbase where US troops are based. It’s the one Trump said Iraq would have to pay for if the US leaves.”
twitter.com twitter.com
 
NSA O'Brien: Soleimani Taken Out Over Plot to Kill Diplomats, Soldiers

NewsMax Article (Archive)

Iraqi Gen. Qassam Soleimani was taken out because the government had intelligence "which we believe was very strong" that showed the commander and those with whom he was plotting were "looking to kill American diplomats and soldiers in significant numbers" in upcoming days, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Tuesday.

"I can tell you that there were plans that were being made and Soleimani was in the midst of that plotting," O'Brien told Fox News' "Fox and Friends." "That's why he was traveling in the region in Damascus and Beirut and Baghdad, to conspire with people to attack American facilities that contained diplomat soldiers, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen. We were, the president was very concerned about that activity. Soleimani and the Iranian regime knew exactly what they were doing. What they did was underestimated the president and his restraint."

In recent months, Iran has downed several drones, attacked Saudi Arabia's ARAMCO, and taken several other actions, and President Donald Trump has been "very restrained," said O'Brien.

"The president tried to open negotiations with the Iranians," he said. "Remember, he offered to speak with them unconditionally. They took that as a sign of weakness...they made a bad mistake in how they read his restraint, which was admirable."

Meanwhile, Soleimani also had been heavily involved from the early days in Iran's nuclear program, said O'Brien, and was not to be traveling outside Iran because of United Nations sanctions. His death will have an "effect" on the nuclear program, as will the Trump administration's policy of peace through strength, he added.

"The president made it very clear that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon and I think we have got a lot of friends and allies in the region and Europe committed to that outcome," said O'Brien.

O'Brien also discussed the decision to deny Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Zarif's entry visa to allow him to enter the United States to attend a meeting of the UN Security Council, saying Secretary of State Pompeo did not believe it to be the "right time" for Zarif to come into the country.

"Whenever he comes to New York, he spreads propaganda," said O'Brien.
 
  • Informative
  • Like
Reactions: XtrmGamr719, Yotsubaaa, Adamska and 4 others
twitter.com

Jennifer Griffin on Twitter

“From senior US military source in Iraq: “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.””
twitter.com twitter.com

Hope its true. Only democrats have dropped nukes before. Its #ourturn
 
  • Like
Reactions: Cowboy Boot
theshep said:
twitter.com

خبرگزاری فارس on Twitter

“🎥 آغاز انتقام سخت ایران از آمریکا/ لحظه شلیک موشک‌های ایرانی به سمت پایگاه آمریکایی عین الاسد https://t.co/AVkXuozPTy”
twitter.com twitter.com

View attachment 1087436
View attachment 1087433
Click to expand...
Uh oh. Someone's getting removed from the face of the earth, and it sure ain't gonna be my fat American ass. I like how you can hear some people chanting "glory to god! Glory to god!"
 
  • Like
Reactions: XtrmGamr719, Adamska, spiritofamermaid and 3 others
Situation developing
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: Coordinated attack on Al-Asad AB in Iraq - rounds still impacting the base.”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“Large amount of U.S. forces are present on the base. https://t.co/wyUCZylmTO”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: US military sources confirm, Iranian missile attack confirmed in #Iraq. Unknown if cruise missiles or SRBMs.”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: IRGC have confirmed that they have targeted Al-Assad AB with "Tens of Missiles" - Press TV”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: Multiple U.S. bases under attack in #Iraq. US official confirms missile launched from Iran - Fox News”
twitter.com twitter.com
 
  • Informative
Reactions: XtrmGamr719, Yotsubaaa, spiritofamermaid and 3 others
BONE_Buddy said:
Situation developing
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: Coordinated attack on Al-Asad AB in Iraq - rounds still impacting the base.”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“Large amount of U.S. forces are present on the base. https://t.co/wyUCZylmTO”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: US military sources confirm, Iranian missile attack confirmed in #Iraq. Unknown if cruise missiles or SRBMs.”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: IRGC have confirmed that they have targeted Al-Assad AB with "Tens of Missiles" - Press TV”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Global: MilitaryInfo on Twitter

“#BREAKING: Multiple U.S. bases under attack in #Iraq. US official confirms missile launched from Iran - Fox News”
twitter.com twitter.com
Click to expand...
The mistakes mount. I hope as few people get hurt as possible. Is this Iran overplaying their hand?
 
  • Like
Reactions: XtrmGamr719, Yotsubaaa, Adamska and 3 others
twitter.com

Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“Multiple US sources confirm a coordinated missile attack by Iran on three US military installations in Iraq. No word on casualties at this time. @alexplitsas #US #Iran #Breaking”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Aurora Intel on Twitter

“Video of missile launch against #US Ain Al Assad Air Base or the other two targets which are currently unknown (assumption one is Erbil). #Iraq #Iran https://t.co/kth7qaMt7Y”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

ELINT News on Twitter

“#BREAKING: US official to ABC confirms Iranian ballistic missiles have been launched on multiple US military facilities in Iraq including Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in west- via @juliamacfarlane”
twitter.com twitter.com

twitter.com

Aleph א on Twitter

“1/2 #IRGC Statement Operation name: Martyr Solleimani 1/ we warn US for further moves, we'll go for more painful responses. 2/ We warn the governments who gave space and bases to US, wherever we get attacked from, we'll attack there!”
twitter.com twitter.com
twitter.com

Aleph א on Twitter

“2/2 3/ We recognize Israel as an accomplice in the crime [Solleimani's death]. 4/ We suggest the American people to call their soldiers back from the region to prevent putting their lives at risk”
twitter.com twitter.com

twitter.com

Aurora Intel - #StayHome on Twitter

“There is no confirmation of casualties either 🤦”
twitter.com twitter.com
 
  • Informative
Reactions: Yotsubaaa
Extremist Frank said:
twitter.com

Jennifer Griffin on Twitter

“From senior US military source in Iraq: “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.””
twitter.com twitter.com

Hope its true. Only democrats have dropped nukes before. Its #ourturn
Click to expand...

twitter.com

ABC News on Twitter

“MORE: A U.S. official confirms to @ABC News that ballistic missiles have been fired from inside Iran at multiple U.S. military facilities inside Iraq. The facilities include Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, the official said. https://t.co/myq7nvXUgO”
twitter.com twitter.com

 
  • Like
Reactions: XtrmGamr719, Adamska and Iwasamwillbe
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back