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[size=52]Coordination between Baghdad and Washington to determine the locations of those who fired missiles at the Americans[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/ Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]The government and the coordination framework are close to isolating the group of four factions that claim to “resist” the American forces, and recently revealed their identity, the most prominent of which is the Hezbollah Brigades. In return, these factions have become almost certain that the American attacks that targeted their fighters and the armed infrastructure were carried out in accordance with a previous agreement with Baghdad. Therefore, some available information about the possibility of the crisis escalating internally expects that these groups will turn their weapons against the government and the Shiite forces.[/size]
[size=45]The day before yesterday, the United States acknowledged the bombing that targeted the Al-Nujaba Movement in Kirkuk on Sunday evening, and said it was “in self-defense,” while the Iraqi government has not commented so far.[/size]
[size=45]The factions that fall under the so-called “Islamic Resistance” have begun to raise their alert level for fear of targeting leaders and leaders.[/size]
[size=45]On Monday, Al-Nujaba held a funeral for its five dead on Palestine Street, east of Baghdad, hours after the attack, at a time when the group’s leader, Akram Al-Kaabi, threatened “revenge.”[/size]
[size=45]Two officials spoke to Al-Mada, one of them a leader in one of the Shiite parties, and another close to the factions, about the days that preceded the recent Kirkuk attack.[/size]
[size=45]The Shiite leader, who requested that his name not be published, said, “Parties in the coordination framework are not satisfied with the resumption of bombing after the truce in Iraq, which lasted 10 days.”[/size]
[size=45]He added: “These parties expected the resistance to listen to the messages conveyed by (components of the framework) to avoid escalation due to the critical situation in Iraq and the proximity of the elections.”[/size]
[size=45]The leader points out that “the framework is clear that it supports the government’s efforts to protect the international coalition, and that these groups do not represent an official body, and are outside of authority.”[/size]
[size=45]The Shiite sphere’s speeches in the recent bombing of Kirkuk seem more disciplined than the attack that took place in Jurf al-Sakhar at the end of last November.[/size]
[size=45]There have been no comments yet on the recent bombing from most of the “Al-Atar” leaders, with the exception of Qais Khazali.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, neither the government nor the Popular Mobilization Forces issued any position regarding the bombing of Kirkuk, in contrast to the Jurf al-Sakhar incident last month.[/size]
[size=45]A person close to one of the factions, who also requested that his identity not be mentioned, says, “The framework and the government are embarrassed. Will they admit that the group in Kirkuk is part of the PMF, or is it outlawed?”[/size]
[size=45]He explains: “If they say it is from the Hashd, they must condemn the bombing, and this does not serve the recent tolerant positions with Washington, and if they say it is outlawed, it means that the government is not in control of the security situation.”[/size]
[size=45]The person close to the factions points out that some “resistance formations have begun to doubt the government’s intentions and may classify them as cooperating with America and that the attacks were coordinated.”[/size]
[size=45]The US Central Command confirmed that forces assigned to the Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) - clashed with five militants preparing to launch an attack drone in one direction.[/size]
[size=45]The attack came after a call between Prime Minister Mohamed Al-Sudani and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, last Saturday.[/size]
[size=45]Central Command added in a statement: “CJTF-OIR forces responded in self-defense with an armed American drone aerial system, killing all five militants and destroying the drone.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the Iraqi security forces were notified of the strike and went to the site, where they confirmed the death of the militants and the destruction of the drone."[/size]
[size=45]The statement stressed that Washington will continue to “defend US personnel and the international coalition from attacks.”[/size]
[size=45]The incident, which took place in Dibis district, west of Kirkuk, was preceded by 3 faction attacks on Iraqi and Syrian bases.[/size]
[size=45]In turn, Ghazi Faisal, head of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies, says that the group that claims resistance “does not seem to be in harmony with each other, and does not agree on the level of military and political strategies.”[/size]
[size=45]Faisal added in an interview with (Al-Mada) that these organizations “are different in describing and dealing with the presence of American forces in Iraq, which basically exist according to the partnership agreement that Iraq signed in 2008.”[/size]
[size=45]The head of the Iraqi Center points out that according to the partnership agreement, “the United States is allowed to defend its military bases, which include advisors, at the official invitation of the government during the emergence of ISIS in 2014.”[/size]
[size=45]He continued, saying: “The international coalition was formed in light of the fight against ISIS, and according to the rules of engagement, these forces will respond in self-defense against attacks carried out by groups linked to Iran and adopting the war against the American presence in Iraq, the Levant, and Yemen.”[/size]
[size=45]Internally, the political affairs researcher believes that “Iraqi public opinion is aware of the existence of a division between the factions, as there are 32 groups linked to Iran out of 74, and they are developing their missile and drone capabilities, as we saw in the bombing on Jurf al-Sakhar and in Kirkuk, as well as the development of the type of attacks on United State".[/size]
[size=45]The day before yesterday, the US Central Command confirmed that 15 missiles were launched from Iraq at the landing area of ​​the US “Rumalin” base in Syria.[/size]
[size=45]She added in a statement, “The joint task force - Operation Resolve - identified the bombing point, transferred the site to the Iraqi security forces, who moved to the site,” and found a fuel truck that had been modified to launch up to 20 missiles.[/size]
[size=45]This news increases doubts about Baghdad's cooperation with Washington regarding controlling the factions, as Sudanese had directed more than a month ago to pursue the missile launchers.[/size]
[size=45]Faisal, a former diplomat, believes that the division between the factions is clear, especially between Asaib Ahl al-Haq (led by Qais Khazali) and the Hezbollah Brigades, noting that “a number of the radical organizations within the framework do not agree with the strategy of waging war on the international coalition, which exposed Asaib to criticism from the Hezbollah Brigades.” God".[/size]
[size=45]Western studies centers considered that the Hezbollah Brigades “openly mocked the “cowardice” of Asaib Ahl al-Haq” after “Asaib Ahl al-Haq” sought to stop the rhetorical attacks.[/size]
[size=45]These centers said that the Hezbollah Brigades “directed a scathing public insult to Asaib Ahl al-Haq” after the recent truce with the United States, which resumed last Sunday.[/size]
[size=45]He considered naming itself the Hezbollah Brigades and three other factions (Ansar Allah, Sayyid al-Shuhada, and al-Nujaba) under the banner of “resistance,” and ignoring Asa’ib as a rebuke to the latter for not participating in the attacks on American bases.[/size]
[size=45]The military spokesman for Asaib, Jawad Al-Talibawi, had objected earlier, because the name of his faction within the “resistance” was not mentioned.[/size]
[size=45]The head of the Iraqi Center for Studies believes that these contradictions between the factions “may turn into deep contradictions that affect military options to confront the United States.”[/size]
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