A Wall Street Journal report said Israel ran a covert base in western Iraq to support strikes inside Iran and hit Iraqi troops as they approached it. Iraq later filed a complaint with the United Nations blaming "foreign forces" and initially pointing the finger at the US. Long before Iraqi troops stumbled upon unusual helicopter movements in the desert, Israel had already turned a remote stretch of western Iraq into a secret frontline in its war against Iran. Hidden far from public view, the covert outpost became a la... [3228 chars]
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