Some more photos of the aftermath at the old airport:pic.twitter.com/A3eO81lyHw
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Okay no, so apparently Camp Taji was struck with 18 missiles this morning and the launcher was found near the village of Umm Azzam. Now outlets are claiming that the tarmac was hit as well as an air control room. Picture from the launch site.pic.twitter.com/lZOKa5PSt1
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Clearer photos of the launchers used this morning. Extent of the actual damage isn't fully known yet.pic.twitter.com/MHABMSJkdt
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1238791778645442560?s=20 … Reports that 2 Iraqi air defense officers wwre wounded in the rocket strikes. Probably explains why they said an air control room was hit.
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Joint Operations / Security media confirmed the fall of 33 rockets that hit mainly the Iraqi air defense area in Camp Taji. They also found 24 additional missiles ready for launch. Attack took place 11am local time.
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Some additional photos along with the rockets they defused:pic.twitter.com/9cBS7Z1V0j
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Going back to the retalition Some new photos from the airstrikes showing dozens of vehicles damaged near Jurf Nasr / Sakhr. Pretty sure this site is south of the town itself.pic.twitter.com/t3rTObLfmv
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1238809284437303297?s=20 … *retaliation It was known since the night of the attack that several vehicles were damaged/destroyed. Some of the heavy duty trucks are meant for the 210mm rockets.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1238805032121835520?s=20 … Garage owner where the launchers were found and personnel at the village checkpoint have been arrested pending an investigation.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1238846356753723393?s=19 … 2 of the 3 are in critical condition. Coalition withdrew non-essential personnel from Qayyarah yesterday.
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Some pages reported about an airstrike on a Nujaba HQ in Najaf, there's a fire going but the cause is not officially clarified yet.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1238946229167575043?s=19 … fire is going in Al-Karama neighborhood of Najaf.
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Continued from previous The Nujaba headquarters was burned after a group of caravans adjacent to the building caught on fire. It took 5 teams from Civil Defense to control the flames and no casualties were reported.pic.twitter.com/TVnlKzVMFe
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It's not true about the Coalition sending additional forces to Iraq.
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Commanders of 4 PMUs aligned with Ayatollah Al-Sistani met with the Minister of Defense regarding the current turn of events in Iraq. Pictured are commanders of Greater Ali Brigade, Imam Ali Combat Division, Al-Abbas Combat Division, and Supporters of the Seminary.pic.twitter.com/vgnrvgBlSH
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1239933551539339266?s=19 … Long story short, it's to stress Iraqi independence and keeping the state from falling into hardened alliances with regional or international actors. In other words US and Iran because Iraq refuses to fighter either.
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By the way, this is obviously a follow-up to Abu Fadak being selected to replace Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis. These same 4 units opposed that selection because he wasn't chosen by the PM and the logic is that PMF is not supposed to be synonymous with the Axis of Resistance.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1239933551539339266?s=19 … The commanders are Ali Hamdani(Brigade 11), Sheikh Tahir Al-Khaqani(Brigade 2), Maitham Al-Zaidi(Brigade 26), and Sayyed Hamid Al-Yasiri(Brigade 44).
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On another note: Ali Hamdani is the PMF commander for Middle Euphrates Operations. He presides over all PMUs stationed in Babil.
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4th soldier from 19/1 died of wounds he sustained during the Jurf Nasr strikes.
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The 2 katyushas fired earlier tonight originated from Jabour area in Baghdad and fell in Jadriyah south of the International (Green) Zone.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1240025355823562752?s=19 … 1 rocket hit an abandoned building and the other fell in the Tigris.
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It's not true about any rocket attack in Camp Taji. What happened in Baghdad is the usual political statement since a new PM-designate was chosen.
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According to a military source Remaining Coalition forces are withdrawing from Qayyarah Base and handing over their positions to Iraq Army.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1243111566813409281?s=19 … Pretty sure this has more to do with COVID-19 than the rocket attacks. Initially a smaller force was supposed to remain at Qayyarah to continue dealing with ISIS remnants via artillery strikes like they have for the past 2 years.
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It's true about 2 rockets in the Green Zone last night, they landed near Baghdad Operations Command and Joint Operations.
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Now PMF reporting heavy air activity over some of their headquarters in Salahuddin and Diyala.
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https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1243312217216421888?s=19 … nothing ever came from this, seems to be an assumption made by local folks after having heard the alarm go off.
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The troop withdrawals are somewhat unrelated to this thread because it's more to do with COVID-19 but still worth noting that after France, Italy, and Czech Republic started withdrawal preparations, new reports state Denmark is also leaving and UK is removing 50% of its force.
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