Journalist Rania Khalek said it was “difficult to believe Israel would strike Iraq without a green light from the U.S.”

By Eoin Higgins, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 8-27-2019

Israel over the weekend launched drone attacks against three of its neighbors, adding to tensions in the region. (Photo: U.S. Army/cc)

Iraqi parliamentary Shiite leaders in the Fatah Movement political party on Monday issued a statement calling weekend airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Israeli military in western Iraq tantamount to a “declaration of war.”

The statement placed blame for the strikes not only with the Israeli military but also with American forces. Continue reading →