Also, it appears to be well away from anything significant unless the airbase is directly behind the cameraman.
Fars is claiming 80 killed with many more injured...
Isos wrote:Well, looks like there was some agreements behind this attack to have 0 deads.
1) don't trust US. Wait for proof. Yesterday they claimed iraqi casualities.
2) That means Iran will probably assasinate a top ranking general in the next weeks.
In the next few days we will have sat images probably.
Michael Tanchum
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US CENTCOM: 15 missiles; 4 failed; 1 hit Erbil Airport; 10 hit al-Asad base.
Pentagon: No American casualties.
Iraq gov't: No Iraqi casualties
Current lull is an opportunity for de-escalation
nomadski wrote:The Iranians have said publicly that they aim to evict Yanks from region. It is necessary to remove them from region. To secure a safe living and trading space. That this action was a slap in the face. And not the revenge they have been talking about. It looks like the Iraqi were warned to leave air bases. So that is why no casualties. However it is necessary to evict Yanks quickly. Within two years.
crod wrote:
Jeepers that’s nearly a quarter failed, is that normal can anyone say?
Looks like one airport will have zero damage at all. Al-asad base might have more. We need satellite imagery.
JohninMK wrote:crod wrote:
Jeepers that’s nearly a quarter failed, is that normal can anyone say?
Looks like one airport will have zero damage at all. Al-asad base might have more. We need satellite imagery.
Does it matter? The US didn't have air defences at one of their critical airbases capable of shooting them down.
That is the message the rest of the Gulf will take from this.
No doubt the Russian SAM sales teams are in for an excellent 2020.
Most important thing in this strike - Iran showed its resolve to strike back. This in itself sends a clear message with a deterrent value.OminousSpudd wrote:Twitterati and MSM were immediately reporting no US casualties before the dust had even settled. It's clearly an out so that the US can save face if they chose to take it on the chin. Even if there were dead US servicemen it's unlikely it will ever be admitted.
It's 10% physical action, 90% theater.
This strike basically took wind out of the sail of the experts whose usual narrative were that Russian missiles are not accurate. And based on that, they used to claim Iranian or North Korean missiles are even worse..crod wrote:Jeepers that’s nearly a quarter failed, is that normal can anyone say?
Looks like one airport will have zero damage at all. Al-asad base might have more. We need satellite imagery.
They thought the Iranians didn't have the balls to retaliate and were bluffing. (particularly after very threatening tweets from DT)JohninMK wrote:Does it matter? The US didn't have air defences at one of their critical airbases capable of shooting them down.
That is the message the rest of the Gulf will take from this.
No doubt the Russian SAM sales teams are in for an excellent 2020
Isos wrote:
Aldin
@aldin_ww
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Iraqis confirming that they were notified before Iranian missile strikes and they were informed that strikes will be limited to US bases.
Dima wrote:PapaDragon wrote:....
...What a moron!...
Isos wrote:...#BREAKING: US officials saying that Iran intentionally missed US troops at bases
flamming_python wrote:Where's PapaDragoon now
He'll be in for a rude awakening. Iran did what Serbia didn't.
PapaDragon wrote:Isos wrote:...#BREAKING: US officials saying that Iran intentionally missed US troops at basesflamming_python wrote:Where's PapaDragoon now
He'll be in for a rude awakening. Iran did what Serbia didn't.
Now that I am awake I became completely aware of my past mistakes
So on behalf of myself and my country I would like to fully and openly admit that Serbia never done anything even remotely as humiliating as this
Iran definitely did what Serbia never could or would
flamming_python wrote:...In other words the US was informed in advance too by the Iranians.
Isos wrote:Well it's not over. Iranian officials said they will answer not just in one attack but many. And it was said after the missile were launch. Iran is preparing something more nasty but not military related.
Hole wrote:Main point is that the self-declared BEST MILITARY IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE couldn´t do nothing to stop a few short-range ballistic missiles from hitting the bases they occupied illegaly. Or is someone here really so stupid to believe that the muricans trusted the iranians to miss any building with soldiers inside?
Hole wrote:Main point is that the self-declared BEST MILITARY IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE couldn´t do nothing to stop a few short-range ballistic missiles from hitting the bases they occupied illegaly. Or is someone here really so stupid to believe that the muricans trusted the iranians to miss any building with soldiers inside?