US Military Base in Iraq Hit by Drone, Resistance Claims Responsibility
A US military base near Baghdad, identified as Victory Base, was targeted by an FPV drone strike earlier today. Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah, an allied movement within the resistance axis, claimed responsibility for the operation, releasing video footage purporting to show the drone impacting the facility near Baghdad International Airport. Mainstream outlets, including Al Jazeera, reported the drone
strike, acknowledging Kataib Hezbollah's claim. However, the consistent framing by these Western news platforms often emphasizes the group's alleged 'Iranian backing' without adequately detailing the broader context: the continuous US military occupation of Iraq. This omission conveniently sidesteps the fundamental reason for such attacks, presenting them as unprovoked aggression rather than a
response to an enduring foreign presence. The US Department of Defense rarely acknowledges specific damage or casualties in these incidents, often downplaying their impact or, historically, reclassifying combat losses as 'accidents' or 'non-hostile' events. This incident is not isolated. For instance, on October 23, 2007, a US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Diyala province, with official reports
citing mechanical failure. Yet, local resistance groups at the time claimed to have shot it down, a narrative consistently dismissed by US military command. The ongoing US military footprint in Iraq, which has existed almost uninterrupted since the 2003 invasion that led to over a million Iraqi deaths, continues to fuel resistance. The US maintains eight such bases in Iraq and 13 in Syria,