Sources: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Set up Covert Iraqi Cells
Reuters said the covert units comprised around 10 fighters each and carried out at least seven drone attacks, Iraqi sources said.
- On Friday, a Reuters report alleged that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps established secret cells in Iraq to launch drone attacks against Gulf nations hosting United States forces, bypassing established militia networks.
- These covert units, comprising around 10 fighters each, operate outside normal command structures and report directly to the IRGC, allegedly carrying out at least seven drone attacks between April 20 and May 17.
- Some cell members reportedly belong to the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq," an umbrella grouping of Iran-aligned factions, allowing the IRGC to maintain plausible deniability and deflect blame.
- Iraqi officials and militia leaders denied the allegations, and Lieutenant General Saad Maan, head of Iraq's Security Media Cell, stated Baghdad prohibits using its territory for hostile operations.
- An anonymous commander suggested these accusations create justifications for future Israeli action inside Iraq, claiming that discussing such threats promotes a security threat narrative to Western interests.
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Sources: Iran's Revolutionary Guard set up covert Iraqi cells
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 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.
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fredericksburg.comSources: Iran set up covert Iraqi cells
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 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.
Iraq rejects Reuters’ claims of secret IRGC attack cells
Iraqi officials and members of Iran-aligned Iraqi militias have denied allegations that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) established secret cells in Iraq to carry out drone attacks on neighbouring Arab states hosting US forces, following a Reuters report published on Friday. Reuters, citing Iraqi military and security officials as well as leaders of armed groups, reported that the IRGC had created three or four covert cells in Ira…
Iraq denies allegations of covert IRGC attack groups
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – An Iraqi official has rejected reports that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) formed covert cells in Iraq to carry out drone strikes on neighboring Arab states hosting US soldiers, according to the news outlet, The New Arab. According to a report published by Reuters, the IRGC established three or four clandestine cells in Iraq, each with about ten militants. Between 20 April and 17 May, the units launched…
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