Iraq Downplays Reports of ‘Secret’ Israeli Base, While Sending Troops to Find It
The sweep covers four axes and reaches up to 70 kilometres as Iraqi forces respond to reports of a foreign presence.
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Iraq’s PMF begins major desert sweep after ’Israel base’ reports
Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) have launched a large-scale military operation in the deserts of Najaf and Karbala aimed at tightening security and reinforcing troop deployments, amid public anger over reports alleging the presence of an Israeli force in the area during the recent war with Iran. The operation, dubbed "Imposing Sovereignty", began on Tuesday across four axes in the desert regions linking the city of Karbala with the Nukh…
12 May, 2026 Baghdad/Basel: The Security Information Cell, Tuesday, resolved the debate over the presence of a base in the desert...
This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. An Iraqi security source told Asharq News on Tuesday that a large-scale security operation, dubbed “Imposing Sovereignty,” has been launched in the Najaf and Karbala deserts. The operation aims to secure the road linking Karbala and the Nukhaib region and to bolster security in desert areas near the administrative borders between provinces,…
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