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Iranian-backed militias in Iraq may have used drones against Saudi
 [Jpost] A May 14 attack on Saudi oil facilities may have been carried out from Iraq, not Yemen...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... as originally suspected, increasing the spotlight on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and threats to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... A Wall Street Journal report on Friday reported that "US officials have concluded that drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry in May were launched from Iraq." The attack on May 14 followed US warnings on May 5 about Iranian threats, which set in motion the last month and a half of tensions between the US and Iran. The US has warned Iran Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-29 |
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