Robert Inlakesh

Robert Inlakesh is a political analyst, journalist and documentary filmmaker currently based in London, UK. He has reported from and lived in the occupied Palestinian territories and hosts the show ‘Palestine Files’. Director of ‘Steal of the Century: Trump’s Palestine-Israel Catastrophe’. Follow him on Twitter @falasteen47

Iran War Blowback: Iraqi Resistance Targets U.S. Forces in Biggest Escalation Since 2003

The U.S.–Israel war on Iran has reignited a long-simmering front in Iraq, where resistance groups like Kataeb Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq are launching coordinated drone and missile attacks on American targets, including Ain al-Assad airbase and facilities inside Baghdad’s Green Zone. What Washington once declared finished in 2003 is rapidly unraveling into a new phase of war — one defined by blowback, as battle-hardened Iraqi factions degrade U.S. defenses and push American forces out of Iraq.

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Cartoon of Iraqi Resistance

The US-Israeli attack on Iran has revived a 23 year old war front in Iraq, a blowback against the US military that continues over two decades after the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Unlike in 2003, today’s Iraqi resistance is proving capable of successfully combating American forces and it appears to be adapting tactics used in the

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Failing to Defeat Hezbollah, Israel & US Pressure Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Join War

 Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are indications Syria may soon be roped in. This is born from the understanding that in order to successfully weaken the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli military must penetrate the Bekaa Valley area and that’s why Israel wants Syria’s military to invade Lebanon’s border and attack Hezbollah, aiming to go after what is labelled critical infrastructure belonging to the Lebanese group. The Trump administration has directly put pressure on Syrian leader Ahmed al-Shara’a to do just that but growing resistance inside of Syria against Israel is pushing back.

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Syria Israel Peace Feature photo

 Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are indications Syria may soon be roped in. This is born from the understanding that in order to successfully weaken the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli military must penetrate the Bekaa Valley

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US May Sieze Three Iranian Islands, Including Kharg, Targeting Critical Oil Routes & Military in Hormuz

Great strategic importance has been attached to the islands, with Iran deciding to develop their military capabilities there since at least 2008. In particular, Abu Musa, the largest of the three islands, is home to a broad range of Iranian military capabilities. Former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, credited as one of the architects of Tehran’s “Mosaic Defence” strategy, even labelled Abu Musa Island as “Iran’s beating heart” in the Persian Gulf at the beginning of 2019. 

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Kharg Island, Iran Getty Image

While a significant amount of attention has been placed upon the Iranian island of Kharg, as a likely target for a US ground invasion, there are three other islands that may be in Washington’s scope. Although this has flown under the media's radar, the signs have been clear. On March 13, US President Donald Trump officially announced the bombing

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Failing To Destroy Hezbollah, Israel Seeks To Spark A Lebanese Civil War

It is unlikely that the Lebanese Army would remain intact if they were ordered to attack Hezbollah, as a large component of its fighters are speculated to sympathise with the Party that is resisting Israeli aggression. Although there is no census allowed, it is speculated that the Lebanese Army itself could be composed of between 25% to 50% Shia Muslims, the same sect as Hezbollah.

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Hezbollah

Surprised by the intensity of Hezbollah’s retaliatory attacks against it, Israel appears to be pivoting to sow internal chaos within Lebanon’s borders in a bid to trigger a catastrophic civil war. An attempted coup against the Lebanese military’s leadership may be the catalyst. At the beginning of May, the extent of the rocket and drone fire

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US Ground Invasion of Iran Could Launch From Turkmenistan

In early February, Turkmen media reported on a development tracked by FlightRadar24, noting that US Air Force transport aircraft C-17A Globemaster III and MC-130 Super Hercules had landed at an undisclosed location inside Turkmenistan. Of particular concern was the arrival of the MC-130 Super Hercules, which is used for transporting special forces units, as well as performing night operations.

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Turkmenistan normalization with Israel

While speculation rages on over the potential use of American boots on the ground in Iran, one of Tehran’s neighbours from which there are serious indicators that action could be taken by the US military to launch a ground invasion from Turkmenistan.  Often excluded from analyses of regional conflicts, due to it being perceived as neutral,

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Iran Strikes US Fifth Fleet Base – Bahrain Erupts in Uprising & Saudi Forces Move to Crush Dissent

In a desperate bid to censor further documentation of the damage inflicted by Iranian missiles and drones, the Bahraini authorities are pursuing a legal campaign targeting what they call “high betrayal” for filming the ongoing retaliatory strikes. Bahrain’s Public Prosecution seeks to implement the “death penalty” and are operating on the basis that they will pursue violators “without the slightest mercy”.

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Masked Bahraini anti-government protesters carry petrol bombs ahead of a march in Malkiya, Bahrain, on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, where marchers were calling for freedom for political prisoners and honoring those killed in the uprising from Bahrain's western villages. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Since February 28, following the Israeli-US war of aggression against Iran, the Islamic Republic has targeted vital US military infrastructure bases in Persian Gulf nations, the worst hit being Bahrain. Simultaneously, the assassination of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has revived the predominantly Shia island’s 2011 revolutionary fervor. With

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ميليشيات مدعومة من إسرائيل ومرتبطة بتنظيم داعش تنهب مساعدات غزة تحت مراقبة جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي

تشير أدلة جديدة إلى أن إسرائيل تدعم الميليشيات المرتبطة بتنظيم الدولة الإسلامية في غزة لتحل محل قوات الأمن التابعة لحماس والسيطرة على طرق المساعدات الإنسانية ــ مما يؤدي إلى تأجيج الفوضى تحت غطاء مكافحة الإرهاب.

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Israeli officials often claim that Hamas has been looting aid heading to Gaza, yet the evidence suggests the opposite. New reports and eyewitness accounts indicate that Israel is backing ISIS-linked militants who are working to replace Hamas security forces and are looting humanitarian aid under the watchful eye of IDF drones. New evidence

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