Article

2026-08-13 Iraq

Baghdad is moving to encircle the positions of factions run by the 'Revolutionary Guard' without clashes

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by badanov 2026-08-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [419 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

1 Telling your enemy what your plan is doesn't sound like a very good plan.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-08-13 11:03|| 2026-08-13 11:03|| Front Page Top

2 Sometimes it is, you can get useful intelligence by how the enemy reacts, who they communicate with and maybe get more of them in the same spot.

Posted by Chantry 2026-08-13 11:56|| 2026-08-13 11:56|| Front Page Top

3 And it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest that either the US & Israel or both are feeding the Iraqi's intelligence about the Iranian 'militias'.

Posted by Chantry 2026-08-13 15:41|| 2026-08-13 15:41|| Front Page Top

4 ^^^^ An opportunity missed if they are not.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-08-13 15:44|| 2026-08-13 15:44|| Front Page Top

5 ^It's like reporting Palestinian terrorism to UN.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-08-13 15:45|| 2026-08-13 15:45|| Front Page Top

6 "Palestinian terrorism"

Two words, same meaning.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-08-13 16:26|| 2026-08-13 16:26|| Front Page Top

23:08 Glong Untervehr5000
22:23 Knuckles Grundy
21:56 Frank G
21:00 NoMoreBS
20:43 Ruprecht
20:42 Ruprecht
20:35 Lord Garth
19:56 trailing wife
19:50 trailing wife
19:49 Frank G
19:49 trailing wife
19:48 Frank G
19:42 trailing wife
19:28 trailing wife
19:10 49 Pan
19:08 49 Pan
18:50 Frank G
18:49 Frank G
18:31 Frank G
18:29 Don Vito Speaking for Boskone1523
17:47 Chantry
17:43 Besoeker
17:31 Woodrow
17:26 Woodrow
Merry-Go-Blog