US Base Targeted Near Erbil Airport
Multiple explosions were reported Monday near Erbil International Airport in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, with sources indicating a US military base co-located there was the intended target. This incident follows a series of similar attacks on US installations in Iraq and Syria, which Washington routinely downplays or attributes to 'Iran-backed militias' without substantiation. Locals reported hearing
several large blasts, leading to immediate speculation about the base's security protocols, which evidently remain vulnerable despite extensive US military presence. Mainstream outlets like The New Arab will report these events as isolated 'blasts' or 'attacks against US interests,' framing them as unprovoked aggression. They conveniently omit that these installations are part of an illegal
occupation force, operating on sovereign Iraqi territory without proper consent. The continuous presence of US troops, exceeding 2,500 in Iraq and 900 in Syria, provides a constant flashpoint for regional resistance groups, who view them as invaders, not protectors. This pattern of 'incidents' serves to justify further US military entrenchment, obscuring the root cause of these retaliatory
actions. What The New Arab and its counterparts will not highlight is the sheer scale of the US military footprint in the region, a legacy often harkening back to the 2003 invasion. Consider the 2004 revelation of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal, which unveiled the brutal reality of US occupation beyond any public relations facade. The current 'attacks' are not random acts of