Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
Massive explosions reported in Salahadin, #Iraq

Reminder:
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday all options were on the table after a rocket attack in Iraq killed one British & two American troops, an attack he said was by #Iran-backed militia groups.

#UPDATE
-Initial reports of airstrikes south of Baghdad targeting logistics centers & drone warehouses
-Report: #Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah positions targeted in Jurf Sakhar (confirmed by Al Arabiya)

#BREAKING
-U.S. military confirming airstrikes
-Iraqi activists reporting warplanes flying over multiple provinces of Iraq, including Salahadin, Baghdad, Anbar, Babil, Karbala
-Video of Jurf Sakhar

#UPDATE
-Warplane & jet activity reported over Najaf, southern #Iraq
-Report: #Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah positions targeted in Jurf Sakhar, south of Salahadin & Al-Qaim, west of Al-Anbar & north of Karbala
-Another video from Jurf Sakhar

#UPDATE
-Airstrikes targeting five sites of #Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Babil province, southern #Iraq - via Al-Arabiya correspondent
-U.S. warplanes, drones involved in this attack

https://twitter.com/ELINTNews/status/1238232385243820033

#UPDATE
-#Iran-backed Liwa Ali Akbar HQ targeted in Karbala
-New strikes on Al-Heri in eastern Syria near Iraq border
-New attacks on Iran-backed militia in Wasit
-Report of possible mortar attack targeting K-1 base housing U.S. forces in Kirkuk, northern Iraq

Map: @evacool_

#UPDATE
-Airstrikes targeting airport under construction in Karbala
-U.S. airstrikes targeting "important sites" in Iraq
-#Iran-backed militias in Jurf Sakhar suffering deaths and wounded among members following airstrikes

Image of Jurf Sakhar: @thestevennabil

#UPDATE
U.S. State Dept. issues a statement confirming the targeting of five weapon storage facilities linked to the #Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah aiming to degrade the group's ability to launch future attacks against coalition members (@leloveluck)