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On April 7, 2024, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed joint operations group of Iraqi militias, published a statement claiming a same-day drone attack against the Yarden military base in Israel's Golan Heights.
On Telegram[1], the statement reads: "In continuation of our resistance to the occupation, support of our people in Gaza, and response to the massacres of the usurping entity [Israel] against Palestinian civilians, including children, women, and the elderly, this morning… April 7, 2024, mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq attacked the western Yarden [military] base in the occupied Golan [Heights] in our occupied lands with a drone. The Islamic Resistance stresses that it will continue to crush the enemies' strongholds."
On April 8, the group published[2] two additional statements claiming an April 7 drone attack against a military base in southern Israel, and an April 8 drone attack against a military base in northern Israel. None of the three attacks was reported in Israeli media.
Infographic By Telegram Channel Supporting Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Claims 14 Operations Conducted Against Israeli Targets Since March 29
On April 8, a new Telegram channel that was created a day earlier and supports Iran-backed Iraqi militias published[3] an infographic claiming that the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has conducted "14 operations" against Israeli targets since March 29. The infographic lists the 14 alleged targets.
Since the beginning of March 2024, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed multiple attacks on Israeli targets.[4]
[1] Telegram, April 7, 2024.
[2] Telegram, April 8, 2024.
[3] Telegram, April 8, 2024.
[4] See MEMRI JTTM reports: Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claimed Three Drone Attacks And Another Unspecified Attack On Targets In Israel; Iraqi Al-Nujaba Leader: We Will Yet Reach More Important Targets, April 7, 2024; Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claims Responsibility For Two Drone Attacks On Israel, April 4, 2024; Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claims Drone Attack on "Haifa Airport"; Iraqi Al-Nujaba Movement: Killings Of Senior IRGC Officials In Damascus Is "Declaration Of War" On Iran And We Are Ready To Respond To It, April 3, 2024; Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claims Drone Attack Against Airbase In Central Israel, April 2, 2024; Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claims Drone Attacks Against 'Military, Vital' Targets In Northern Israel; Hit Reported In Israel's Eilat Following Group's Claim Of Attacking 'Vital Target', April 1, 2024; Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claims Drone Attacks Against Airbase In Southern Israel, Israeli Military Site, March 27, 2024; Iran-Backed Islamic Resistance In Iraq Claims Drone Attack On Israel's Ministry Of Defense; Iraqi Militia Leader Threatens To Attack Israeli Infrastructure And Ports, Says 'The Time Of The Resistance Is At Ha
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