Michael A. Horowitz
RT @Tammuz_Intel: 🚨 BREAKING: Kataib Hezbollah Secretary General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi vows unwavering support for #Iran against impending US aggression, calling it a defense of Islamic sanctity. Warns America: "War on Iran is no picnic—it'll bury your noses in the dirt." Urges allies in #Iraq and the Axis to ignore traitors.
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RT @Tammuz_Intel: 🚨 BREAKING: Kataib Hezbollah Secretary General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi vows unwavering support for #Iran against impending US aggression, calling it a defense of Islamic sanctity. Warns America: "War on Iran is no picnic—it'll bury your noses in the dirt." Urges allies in #Iraq and the Axis to ignore traitors.
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Nuno Felix
RT @Tom_Antonov: "When the approximately 35 French Special Forces troops took casualties and requested reinforcement and extraction, two CH-47F Chinook helicopters crewed by the Rochester-based B Company launched in support.
Within 30 minutes, the aircrews loaded about 30 French commandos to relieve them and flew nearly 70 miles to the objective area"
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Overseas-Operations/Article/4412269/new-york-guard-soldiers-receive-french-medal-for-actions-in-iraq/
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RT @Tom_Antonov: "When the approximately 35 French Special Forces troops took casualties and requested reinforcement and extraction, two CH-47F Chinook helicopters crewed by the Rochester-based B Company launched in support.
Within 30 minutes, the aircrews loaded about 30 French commandos to relieve them and flew nearly 70 miles to the objective area"
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Overseas-Operations/Article/4412269/new-york-guard-soldiers-receive-french-medal-for-actions-in-iraq/
Six New York Army National Guard soldiers were awarded the French National Defense Gold Medal with Bronze Star in recognition of the aid they offered to French #SOF in August 2023 during an Aug. 28–29, 2023, mission in northern #Iraq. 🇫🇷🇺🇸
by Sgt. Jean Sanon @USArmy https://twitter.com/Tom_Antonov/status/2026032333925576757/photo/1 tweet
Michael A. Horowitz
RT @Alsakaniali: Several of the Iranian attacks targeting #SaudiArabia originated from #Iraq, as the Kingdom continues to closely monitor the situation, according to Al Arabiya sources.
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RT @Alsakaniali: Several of the Iranian attacks targeting #SaudiArabia originated from #Iraq, as the Kingdom continues to closely monitor the situation, according to Al Arabiya sources.
#Breaking
Saudi Defense Ministry: The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was targeted by two drones. Initial reports indicate a small fire and minor damage to the building. tweet
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Ali Al-Sakani | علي السكني (@Alsakaniali) on X
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Saudi Defense Ministry: The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was targeted by two drones. Initial reports indicate a small fire and minor damage to the building.
Saudi Defense Ministry: The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was targeted by two drones. Initial reports indicate a small fire and minor damage to the building.
ELINT News
RT @Charles_Lister: #Iraq's *entire* electricity grid has shut down, in every province of the country.
No cause determined yet.
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RT @Charles_Lister: #Iraq's *entire* electricity grid has shut down, in every province of the country.
No cause determined yet.
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Michael A. Horowitz
RT @SaladinAlDronni: A US aircraft seems to have crashed in Basra, Iraq. The search for the pilot is ongoing.
Much more dangerous than when the downing of F-15s occured in Kuwait. This is no Kuwait, population is in many parts hostile to Americans. #Iraq
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RT @SaladinAlDronni: A US aircraft seems to have crashed in Basra, Iraq. The search for the pilot is ongoing.
Much more dangerous than when the downing of F-15s occured in Kuwait. This is no Kuwait, population is in many parts hostile to Americans. #Iraq
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Nuno Felix
RT @_AhmedQuraishi: Next: #Iraq. Pro-Iranian militias manned by Iraqis have been targeted in airstrikes in Baghdad and the north. In response, the militias are going after American oil companies in the south [https://x.com/markito0171/status/2029984199017480230/video/1]. Locals say US gunships involved. The action preempts #Iran from activating the Iraqi theater. But it was going to blow up anyway, except Tehran's timeline has been disrupted, somewhat.
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RT @_AhmedQuraishi: Next: #Iraq. Pro-Iranian militias manned by Iraqis have been targeted in airstrikes in Baghdad and the north. In response, the militias are going after American oil companies in the south [https://x.com/markito0171/status/2029984199017480230/video/1]. Locals say US gunships involved. The action preempts #Iran from activating the Iraqi theater. But it was going to blow up anyway, except Tehran's timeline has been disrupted, somewhat.
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Faytuks News
Iranian explosive-laden boats have struck one Greek owned tanker and one US owned tanker off the coast of Iraq.
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Iranian explosive-laden boats have struck one Greek owned tanker and one US owned tanker off the coast of Iraq.
There are four STS operations currently taking place off the southern coast of Iraq. This pair, filmed from a northern angle, appear to be ZEFYROS (9515917) and SAFESEA VISHNU (9327009). #OOTT #Iraq #Tankers https://twitter.com/TankerTrackers/status/2031859419261112462/photo/1 tweet
ELINT News
RT @Faytuks: Iranian explosive-laden boats have struck one Greek owned tanker and one US owned tanker off the coast of Iraq.
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RT @Faytuks: Iranian explosive-laden boats have struck one Greek owned tanker and one US owned tanker off the coast of Iraq.
There are four STS operations currently taking place off the southern coast of Iraq. This pair, filmed from a northern angle, appear to be ZEFYROS (9515917) and SAFESEA VISHNU (9327009). #OOTT #Iraq #Tankers https://twitter.com/TankerTrackers/status/2031859419261112462/photo/1 tweet
ELINT News
RT @hey_itsmyturn: After math of the alleged USAF/IAF airstrikes on IRGC-backed PMU / Hashed Al Sha'abi position in Akashat, Al Anbar, #Iraq 🇮🇶
20+ elements of PMU were eliminated. https://twitter.com/hey_itsmyturn/status/2031942487443386537/photo/1
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RT @hey_itsmyturn: After math of the alleged USAF/IAF airstrikes on IRGC-backed PMU / Hashed Al Sha'abi position in Akashat, Al Anbar, #Iraq 🇮🇶
20+ elements of PMU were eliminated. https://twitter.com/hey_itsmyturn/status/2031942487443386537/photo/1
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ELINT News
RT @mashabani: NEW: All gloves are gradually coming off in #Iraq.
Trump administration is believed to be carrying out a targeted assassination campaign against top Shia militia commanders in Baghdad. As important: which commanders are NOT being targeted? 👀👀
https://amwaj.media/en/media-monitor/targeted-assassinations-bring-iran-israel-us-war-to-baghdads-streets
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RT @mashabani: NEW: All gloves are gradually coming off in #Iraq.
Trump administration is believed to be carrying out a targeted assassination campaign against top Shia militia commanders in Baghdad. As important: which commanders are NOT being targeted? 👀👀
https://amwaj.media/en/media-monitor/targeted-assassinations-bring-iran-israel-us-war-to-baghdads-streets
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RT @Tammuz_Intel: CONFIRMED 🚨
Al-Monitor journalist @shellykittleson has been rescued by Iraqi Security Forces in a pursuit with Kataib Hezbollah kidnappers on their way to Jurf al-Sakhar, the car has been overturned with exchange of fire. Shelly got wounded and now she's hospitalized.
#Iraq
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RT @Tammuz_Intel: CONFIRMED 🚨
Al-Monitor journalist @shellykittleson has been rescued by Iraqi Security Forces in a pursuit with Kataib Hezbollah kidnappers on their way to Jurf al-Sakhar, the car has been overturned with exchange of fire. Shelly got wounded and now she's hospitalized.
#Iraq
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Nuno Felix
RT @Charles_Lister: NEW -- Arabic media says @shellykittleson has been released, citing a Kataib #Hezbollah spokesman who says she must immediately leave #Iraq.
If accurate, GREAT news!!
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RT @Charles_Lister: NEW -- Arabic media says @shellykittleson has been released, citing a Kataib #Hezbollah spokesman who says she must immediately leave #Iraq.
If accurate, GREAT news!!
A great journalist who cares deeply about the #MiddleEast & its people has just been kidnapped in #Baghdad, #Iraq.
Shelly Kittleson (@shellykittleson) was taken by #Iran’s proxies within #Iraq’s state security apparatus.
#Iraq’s government must immediately secure her release. https://twitter.com/Charles_Lister/status/2039028387239362687/photo/1 tweet
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RT @Ahmed_Rasheed_R: THREE IRANIAN-KURDISH OPPOSITION MEMBERS KILLED IN DRONE STRIKE ON CAMP NEAR IRAQ'S ERBIL -SECURITY SOURCES
Reuters News
#Iraq #Iran #Erbil https://twitter.com/Ahmed_Rasheed_R/status/2045245297517793580/video/1
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RT @Ahmed_Rasheed_R: THREE IRANIAN-KURDISH OPPOSITION MEMBERS KILLED IN DRONE STRIKE ON CAMP NEAR IRAQ'S ERBIL -SECURITY SOURCES
Reuters News
#Iraq #Iran #Erbil https://twitter.com/Ahmed_Rasheed_R/status/2045245297517793580/video/1
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Michael A. Horowitz
RT @Alsakaniali: Several Houthi operatives, including figures tied to missile and drone units, were reportedly killed in #Iraq in U.S. airstrikes that hit a site linked to Iran-aligned PMF last March.
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RT @Alsakaniali: Several Houthi operatives, including figures tied to missile and drone units, were reportedly killed in #Iraq in U.S. airstrikes that hit a site linked to Iran-aligned PMF last March.
معلومات أولية تشير إلى مقتل عدد من كوادر وعناصر جماعة الحوثي في العراق، بينهم عناصر مرتبطة بوحدات القوة الصاروخية والطيران المسيّر، إثر ضربات جوية أمريكية استهدفت معسكرا تابعا لفصائل الحشد الشعبي الموالية لطهران، وذلك في سياق الحرب على إيران، خلال شهر مارس الماضي. tweet
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عدنان الجبرني (@A_ALGABARNI) on X
معلومات أولية تشير إلى مقتل عدد من كوادر وعناصر جماعة الحوثي في العراق، بينهم عناصر مرتبطة بوحدات القوة الصاروخية والطيران المسيّر، إثر ضربات جوية أمريكية استهدفت معسكرا تابعا لفصائل الحشد الشعبي الموالية لطهران، وذلك في سياق الحرب على إيران، خلال شهر مارس…
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RT @Alsakaniali: Houthi-affiliated activists say senior group member Mohammed Khaled Al-Ayashi was killed in what they described as "Saudi airstrikes" targeting Iran-linked militia positions in #Iraq yesterday. https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/2082579742901837847/photo/1
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RT @Alsakaniali: Houthi-affiliated activists say senior group member Mohammed Khaled Al-Ayashi was killed in what they described as "Saudi airstrikes" targeting Iran-linked militia positions in #Iraq yesterday. https://twitter.com/Alsakaniali/status/2082579742901837847/photo/1
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Nuno Felix
RT @citrinowicz: A U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: For Iran it is a strategic victory
From Tehran’s perspective, a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would represent an extraordinary strategic achievement. Few countries matter more to Iran than Iraq: it shares a long border with the Islamic Republic, has a Shiite-majority population, occupies a critical geographic position at the heart of the Middle East, and is home to powerful armed groups with longstanding ties to Tehran.
Iran would almost certainly seek to exploit a reduced American presence to deepen its political, security, and economic influence in Baghdad and across Iraq. Iranian leaders could also portray the withdrawal as further evidence that sustained pressure on the United States eventually produces an American retreat from the region.
The timing therefore matters. A U.S. drawdown while Washington remains engaged in a broader confrontation with Tehran risks sending a message very different from the one the United States intends. Rather than strengthening deterrence or constraining Iranian influence, Tehran could interpret the withdrawal as confirmation that it can withstand American pressure while continuing to expand its leverage in one of the most strategically important countries in the Middle East.
The controversy surrounding Iraq’s decision to ban flights to Iran only underscores just how deeply entrenched Iranian influence has become inside Iraq. Tehran’s leverage extends far beyond its relationships with armed militias; it is embedded across significant parts of Iraq’s political, economic, and security landscape. Whatever happens to the U.S. military presence, this influence is not going to disappear. Any American strategy toward Iraq must begin with that reality rather than assume that pressure on Iran alone will fundamentally weaken Tehran’s position in Baghdad.
For Washington, the central question is therefore not simply how many American troops remain in Iraq, but what political and security architecture is left behind. Without an effective strategy to strengthen Iraqi state institutions and limit the autonomy of Iran-aligned armed groups, a military withdrawal could create precisely the strategic space Tehran has spent years trying to secure.
#iraq
#iran
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RT @citrinowicz: A U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: For Iran it is a strategic victory
From Tehran’s perspective, a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would represent an extraordinary strategic achievement. Few countries matter more to Iran than Iraq: it shares a long border with the Islamic Republic, has a Shiite-majority population, occupies a critical geographic position at the heart of the Middle East, and is home to powerful armed groups with longstanding ties to Tehran.
Iran would almost certainly seek to exploit a reduced American presence to deepen its political, security, and economic influence in Baghdad and across Iraq. Iranian leaders could also portray the withdrawal as further evidence that sustained pressure on the United States eventually produces an American retreat from the region.
The timing therefore matters. A U.S. drawdown while Washington remains engaged in a broader confrontation with Tehran risks sending a message very different from the one the United States intends. Rather than strengthening deterrence or constraining Iranian influence, Tehran could interpret the withdrawal as confirmation that it can withstand American pressure while continuing to expand its leverage in one of the most strategically important countries in the Middle East.
The controversy surrounding Iraq’s decision to ban flights to Iran only underscores just how deeply entrenched Iranian influence has become inside Iraq. Tehran’s leverage extends far beyond its relationships with armed militias; it is embedded across significant parts of Iraq’s political, economic, and security landscape. Whatever happens to the U.S. military presence, this influence is not going to disappear. Any American strategy toward Iraq must begin with that reality rather than assume that pressure on Iran alone will fundamentally weaken Tehran’s position in Baghdad.
For Washington, the central question is therefore not simply how many American troops remain in Iraq, but what political and security architecture is left behind. Without an effective strategy to strengthen Iraqi state institutions and limit the autonomy of Iran-aligned armed groups, a military withdrawal could create precisely the strategic space Tehran has spent years trying to secure.
#iraq
#iran
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-forces-exit-iraq-after-two-decades-leaving-opening-iran-2026-09-29/ tweet
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Matthew Levitt (@Levitt_Matt) on X
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
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A vessel has reportedly been attacked near the Port of Basra, Iraq and is now on fire. Iran targeted a vessel in this area on October 20th, and is among the more than two dozen Iranian attacks on shipping since the beginning of October. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2114717773779648768/photo/1
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A vessel has reportedly been attacked near the Port of Basra, Iraq and is now on fire. Iran targeted a vessel in this area on October 20th, and is among the more than two dozen Iranian attacks on shipping since the beginning of October. https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/2114717773779648768/photo/1
A tanker is on fire after being targeted near #Basra port, #Iraq tweet