Iraqi security official denies reports of secret Israeli base in Iraq’s desert

A senior Iraqi security official denied Sunday media reports claiming Israel had established a secret military base in Iraq’s desert to support airstrikes against Iran, Anadolu reports. The official, speaking to Anadolu on condition of anonymity, said the reports about Israel currently operating a secret military site in Iraq’s western desert are “false.” Clarifying an incident cited in recent media reports, the official said Iraqi forces had confronted a “mysterious” airborne operation in March in the desert area of al-Nukhaib in central Iraq, and that the situation “was handled at the time.” On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, reported that Israel had established a secret military site in Iraq’s desert to support attacks against Iran. The newspaper […]