Israel sent troops to 'Azerbaijan, UAE, Iraq and Somaliland' during Iran war

Israel deployed special forces to Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Somaliland during its war with Iran, according to a CNN report published on Friday.

Citing four sources familiar with the matter, CNN said Mossad agents and elite Israeli military units, including an airborne rescue unit of the Israel Air Force, were sent to southern Azerbaijan, near the Iranian border and around 100km from the city of Tabriz at its closest point.

The personnel reportedly carried out drone operations and intelligence-gathering missions.

One of the operations launched from Azerbaijani territory was said to be the killing of Rahman Moghaddam, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) special intelligence operations division, on 4 March, according to one source cited by CNN.

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