BAGHDAD — BAGHDAD (AP) — Drones used to assault navy bases in Iraq throughout the latest Israel-Iran war had been manufactured outdoors Iraq however had been launched inside its territory, in response to the “decisive findings” of an investigation printed on Friday.
The report of an investigative committee fashioned below the directive of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani didn’t establish who was behind the assaults that focused radar and air protection programs final month.
The assaults on a number of navy bases, together with some housing U.S. troops, broken radar programs at Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, and at Imam Ali Base in Dhi Qar province.
Iraqi military spokesperson Sabah Al-Naaman stated the investigation had reached “decisive findings.”
He stated the drones used had been manufactured outdoors Iraq however had been launched from areas inside Iraqi territory. All drones used within the assaults had been of the identical kind, indicating {that a} single actor was behind all the marketing campaign, he stated.
Al-Naaman stated the investigation had recognized the entities accountable for coordinating and executing the operations, however he didn’t title them.
“Authorized measures will likely be taken in opposition to all these concerned, and they are going to be referred to the Iraqi judiciary to be held accountable in accordance with the regulation,” the assertion stated.
Earlier than the drone assaults, Iran-backed Iraqi militias had beforehand threatened to focus on American bases if the U.S. attacked Iran. Among the militias are a part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of armed teams that’s formally below the command of the Iraqi navy, though in apply they largely act independently.
Extra just lately, a number of oil fields within the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish area have come below assault by drones, additional exacerbating tensions between the central authorities and Kurdish authorities and elevating considerations over the safety of Iraq’s vital infrastructure.