Multiple outlets, citing sources, report that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up covert cells in Iraq to conduct attacks against Gulf neighbors, including countries that host U.S. forces. Reuters-based reporting, echoed by other summaries, says the IRGC created three or four small cells made up of about 10 elite Iraqi Shi’ite fighters each. The reporting also describes an operational shift away from established militia networks, with the aim of reducing detection. According to the sources, the cells carried out at least seven drone attacks launched from desert locations near southern Iraqi cities, including Basra and Samawa, during the period from April 20 to May 17. Target sites are reported to include locations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The accounts attribute the information to eight Iraqi sources. The reports do not provide independent confirmation from the alleged targets or authorities, and they characterize the activities as secretive and covert.
Iran’s IRGC reportedly forms covert Iraqi cells to carry out drone attacks on Gulf states
Multiple outlets, citing sources, report that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up covert cells in Iraq to conduct attacks against Gulf neighbors, including countries that host U...
- Reports say Iran’s IRGC set up three or four covert cells in Iraq.
- Each cell is described as including about 10 elite Iraqi Shi’ite fighters.
- The cells reportedly launch drone attacks from desert areas near Basra and Samawa.
- Reported attacks took place between April 20 and May 17 and totaled at least seven incidents.
- Targeted countries named in the reports include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The establishment of the new Iraqi cells reflects a shift in IRGC tactics aimed at preserving Tehran's ability to project force across the region.
21 hours agoThree or four cells, each comprising about 10 elite Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim fighters, launched at least seven drone attacks from desert locations near the southern cities of Basra and Samawa.
21 hours agoJune 19 (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established militia networks to avoid detection, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters.Three or four cells, each comprising about 10 elite Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim fighters, launched at least seven drone attacks from desert locations near the southern cities of Basra and Samawa against sites in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates between April 20 and May 17, three of the sources said.
23 hours agoIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has set up secretive new cells in Iraq to carry out attacks on Gulf countries that host American forces, bypassing established militia networks to avoid detection, eight Iraqi sources told Reuters. Three or four cells, each comprising about 10 elite Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim fighters, launched at least seven drone […]
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