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20 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
#BREAKING
#Iran-backed militia group in Iraq claims responsibility for a rocket attack targeting Balad Air Base north of Baghdad.
-Three Katyusha rockets reported
-One contractor injured
-Some reports claiming rockets landed inside the base & multiple injuries.

More to follow
This is the second salvo of rockets to hit a base hosting U.S. forces or contractors in Iraq in less than a week.
reuters.com/article/uk-ira…
Periodic reminder:

"When the Iranians sense weakness, they'll attack."

#Time4FirmIranPolicy
The strike comes days after the US Coalition in Iraq said on Monday a rocket attack at a US-led military base in Kurdish northern Iraq killed a civilian contractor and injured six other people including a US service member.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea…

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22 Feb
#BREAKING
-Multiple rockets launched at Baghdad's Green Zone, #Iraq
-Sirens heard from the U.S. Embassy, smoke rising from the vicinity

Image reportedly from the impact, via @ELINTNews ImageImageImage
Baghdad, #Iraq
Near the Green Zone

Video of black smoke rising from the area
#UPDATE
Initial reports suggest at least three 107mm rockets hit the US Embassy vicinity in Baghdad. More details to come & number of rockets could rise.

Image of smoke in first tweet is old. Apologies.
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22 Feb
THREAD

1)
 An important read offering a window into the deep relationships forged by #Iran’s chief apologist @JZarif with influential figures in the U.S.

NIAC, Tehran’s DC-based lobby arm established by Zarif, plays an important role in this regard.
washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/…
2)
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21 Feb
Feb 21—Tehran, #Iran
Retirees and pensioners protesting and demanding fair pensions based on rising inflation rates, and officials to live up to their promises.

Many other cities are witnessing similar rallies.
#IranProtests
Feb 21—Tehran, #Iran
Contract teachers rallying outside the regime's Majlis (parliament) protesting unfair employment policies.
#IranProtests
Feb 21—Tabriz, NW #Iran
Retirees and pensioners demanding fair wages as inflation is leading to skyrocketing prices. Many are barely making ends meet.
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20 Feb
Feb 18—Sisakht, SW #Iran
Most of the town suffered severe damages following a recent 5.6-magnitude earthquake.

Locals are not receiving adequate aid & reports indicate officials instead dispatched security forces to prevent protests.
#سی‌سخت_تنهاست
Feb 19—Sisakht, SW #Iran
11:30 pm local time
Locals spent the night at -5 decrees C next to fires due to lack of aid days after the recent earthquake.

Remember, the ruling regime continues to fund Assad, Hezbollah, Hamas & other terrorists.
#سی‌سخت_تنهاست
Report: Angry locals in Sisakht, SW #Iran protested the downplaying of earthquake damage by officials and state-run TV, following a 5.6 earthquake that left many homes in ruins.
#سی‌سخت_تنهاست
irannewswire.org/locals-protest…
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18 Feb
THREAD

1)
 @ArianeTabatabai, the new State Dept. Senior Advisor in @UnderSecT

Quite fond of #Iran's talking points
-2019 uprising was no big change
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-nuclear weapons prohibited by Iran leader
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 Rep. @BrianMastFL debunking the "academic" argument from three so-called "experts," leaving them speechless, including Tabatabai, about the killing of Qassem Soleimani resulting in "increasing tensions."
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16 Feb
Report—#Iran-backed militias launched rocket attack targeting Erbil, northern #Iraq

@OIRSpox—"Indirect Fire landed on Coalition Forces in Erbil tonight. There was 1 civilian contractor killed, 5 civilian contractors injured and 1 US service member injured. More info to follow."
Video of rocket(s) landing two kms away from from Erbil airport

@JenGriffinFNC—US official: 14 total rocket rounds fired at US base in northern Iraq, 4 rockets landed in US compound, 10 outside, based on initial reports.
Additional CCTV footage from Erbil of rockets landing in residential areas, via @AuroraIntel.

@OrenCNN reports:
One non-US civilian contractor killed
One US service member injured
Four US civilian contractors injured
One non-US civilian contractor injured
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