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Armed groups use new ways to attack the US-led Coalition convoys
On Wednesday, an Iraqi military commander revealed that armed groups are following a new method to target convoys carrying logistical support equipment for the US-led Coalition while passing through the southern governorates. "The armed groups were adopting a classic plan in targeting the Global Coalition, which is to plant explosive devices on both sides of the international highway from the farthest of Basra to Baghdad." The Commander told Shafaq News Agency. "The new tactic is to target the convoy directly by throwing the explosive device from a vehicle, or planting the device inside the convoy, whether in Baghdad or Basra." The Iraqi authorities issued several warnings of repeated targeting of foreign forces and diplomatic missions in the country. Washington accuses armed Iraqi factions linked to Iran of being behind the attacks. No faction claimed responsibility.
On Wednesday, the US-led Coalition denied what Iraqi factions claimed that an army convoy had been targeted in Syria. Earlier today, a little-known Iraqi Shi'ite militia group named Ashab al-Kahf had said that it destroyed a US military convoy on the Syrian territory. In brief, the Global Coalition said, "information claimed by militias that they are adopting the operation of targeting an American military convoy in Syria do not reflect reality." Related: Ashab al-Kahf: 2021-01-27 Iraqi resistance cell attacks US supply convoy in Naseriyah area Ashab al-Kahf: 2020-08-12 US military investigating claim of Iraq-Kuwait border blast Ashab al-Kahf: 2020-06-25 Iraqi Shiite faction Ashab al-Kahf is threatening to launch shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles targeting U.S. military aircraft in Iraq Posted by: badanov 2022-03-31 |
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