Israeli warplanes rebase to US bases in Iraq

Cid_Yama

Israel Air Force (IAF) war planes are practicing in Iraqi airspace and land in US airbases on the country as preparation for a potential strike on Iran, sources in the Iraqi Defense Ministry told a local news network, Friday.

The report, carried also by Iranian news outlets, claimed that recently massive nocturnal activity by IAF craft was noted in several American held airbases, including measures by the US army to increase security around the bases.

According to the sources, former military officers in the Anbar province said IAF jets arrive during the night from Jordanian airspace, enter Iraq's airspace and land on a runway near the city of Hadita. The sources estimated the jets were practicing for a raid on Iran's nuclear sites.

The sources also said the American bases in Iraq might serve as a platform for the IAF from which to attack Iran. If Israeli warplanes will take off from Iraq, they can reach Bushehr in five minutes - a "record time," the sources said.

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According to Press TV, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence told Iraqi news network, Nahrainnet, that suspected Israeli warplanes had landed at the al-Assad American airbase near Haditha, in western Anbar province, as well as a base in Nassiriya in the country's south.

Iran's Press TV also reported that the US had boosted security arrangements around the bases allegedly used by Israel.

According to retired Iraqi army officials, fighter jets have been entering Iraqi airspace from Jordan.

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The activities and traffic of warplanes- especially at nights- has lately increased in the US airbases in Nasiriya southeast of Baghdad and Haditha a city in the western Iraq province of Al Anbar, the Iraqi residents and sources said.

They said the U.S. fighters, cargo planes, helicopters and unmanned planes have intensified their flights in the last three weeks.

The US military officials have imposed severe security measures around the bases, they said.

They said some aircraft suspected to be Israeli warplanes coming from Jordan, have landed in the U.S. controlled al-Assad airbase near Haditha.

It is believed that these activities are parts of a joint Israeli-US training, preparation and coordination to launch an air raid against Iran's nuclear plants.

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Ferretlover

Good post, Cid.
This is Not good! Certainly gives more credance to our speculation about an impending strike on Iran, doesn't it?
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DoomWarrior · Heavy Crude Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 224

....... Here we go ........ Should be an interesting weekend ..........

......... Whee ..........

eXpat · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 861

Nice to see you around Cid ! Smile

Not good news at all, at a minimum is going to piss off all the islamic world.
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roccman

The neo-cons said over 5 years ago they are taking down 7 ME countries in 5 years.

Iran was one of them.

This should not be a mystery to anyone paying attention.
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Muckingfess

Crap! I'm low on popcorn.
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Micki

You missed us already Cid.
Told you this place is addictive Smile

Anyway, welcome back.
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emersonbiggins

I don't see how IAF planes using U.S. bases in Iraq can be seen as anything but the U.S. tacitly supporting maneuvers in Iran by Israel. Even if the Israelis go it alone, we should not expect to be bystanders held innocent in the situation.
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catbox

Saw this on Bloomberg this morning.
Iraq is THE BASE just like the con-men wanted.
It' all coming true.

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Yep... CNN and Faux will wheel out the tired old retired generals for a blow by blow... Glitzy graphics headline "Duel in the Desert"... Morons will slosh cheap beer and scream "Kill 'em all" at the sports bar TV... Oil prices will skyrocket... our Israel-First President and Congress will thump their chests.

After a few weeks of relative calm... Iran retaliates.

America is becoming the insane asylum of the world... and the inmates are in charge.

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Cid_Yama

Had to post this over here for you guys as this is very big.

Would imagine this means the attack is imminent. Since the story is running on both Iraqi and Iranian television(which is watched in Iraq) they'll need to pull this off before Iraq explodes.

So much for 'Iraqi Sovereignty'.

Forcing a Muslim nation to host Israeli warplanes for an attack on another Muslim nation, will push the civilian population over the top.
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heroineworshipper

Maybe they're just taking them for a walk.
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jbrovont · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 350

If they were openly landing the fighters in the day with fanfare, I'd call BS and say it's just more saber rattling. The fact that they're trying to slide them in under cover of darkness and secrecy - that does point more towards a strike.

Commanding_Heights · Heavy Crude Joined: Nov 09, 2006 Posts: 125

First Iranians are not Arabs. They are Persians. Arabs and Persians don't generally get along. Not to many Arabs governments want to see a Persian government with the big stick. While they may condemn it in public, behind closed doors they take a different attitude.

Second, it's my understanding that this story originated from an unnamed Iraqi government official and was reported by a very uncredible Iraqi newspaper. Then repeated by Irianian television and Israeli newspapers. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm not saying it won't happen but I think I'd trust my cat to report a more accurate story than those that come from Iraqi and Iranian sources.