{"id":39284,"date":"2019-11-20T16:30:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/20\/how-israel-airstrikes-targeting-iranian-militias-in-iraq-hurt-the-us-led-anti-isis-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:14:14","slug":"how-israel-airstrikes-targeting-iranian-militias-in-iraq-hurt-the-us-led-anti-isis-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/20\/how-israel-airstrikes-targeting-iranian-militias-in-iraq-hurt-the-us-led-anti-isis-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"How Israel airstrikes targeting Iranian militias in Iraq hurt the US-led anti-ISIS mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New rules requiring the U.S. and its coalition partners to obtain prior Iraqi government approval to launch aircraft have negatively impacted the fight against Islamic State militants, according to a report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials with Operation Inherent Resolve said in a recent Defense Department inspector general\u2019s report that the restriction \u2014 imposed after suspected Israeli airstrikes on targets in Iraq \u2014 had \u201cnegative effects on air enterprise&#8221; for the counter ISIS mission by reducing &#8220;observation and monitoring time by ISR assets,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of State echoed those sentiments in the IG report and stated the restrictions \u201churt\u201d the defeat ISIS mission by \u201creducing the ability of the coalition to use ISR assets to observe and monitor ISIS activity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iraqi government clamped down on its airspace following a spate of four suspected Israeli airstrikes in July and August that targeted Iran-backed militia groups in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several analysts have indicated that the impact on ISIS surveillance operations in Iraq is problematic for the coalition because the next ISIS resurgence there is likely to occur where Iraqi forces are still reliant on coalition air assets to manage and clear ungoverned spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And recent airstrikes launched by coalition aircraft may back up that claim that ISIS is looking to make a comeback in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 303 munitions released by coalition aircraft in October and September have all hit targets in Iraq, with the exception of the October raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, according to data provided by U.S. Air Forces Central Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/08\/16\/us-agrees-to-stand-down-on-anti-isis-air-strikes-in-iraq\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AIR-airstrikes-2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US complies with new rules as Iraq cracks down on use of its airspace<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. aircraft have been banned from Iraqi airspace following a Monday explosion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials with OIR said in an August news release that coalition aircraft would seek out approval before launching any drones, fixed or rotary wing assets in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs guests within Iraq\u2019s sovereign borders, CJTF-OIR complies with all Iraqi laws and direction from the Government of Iraq,\u201d the release said. \u201cThe U.S.-led coalition immediately complied with all directions received from our Iraqi partners as they implemented the Prime Minister\u2019s order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspected Israeli airstrikes in Iraq set off a firestorm among Iraqi politicians and threatened to divide the U.S. between combative allies and potentially derail progress made fighting ISIS militants in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/08\/23\/us-officials-confirm-israeli-strike-in-iraq\/\" target=_blank>Associated Press<\/a> reported, citing U.S. officials, that Israeli airstrikes targeted an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq in July. Two Iranian military commanders were also killed in a July Israeli strike in Iraq against a weapons depot, AP reported, citing American officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspected Israeli airstrikes angered Iraqi politicians and members of the Iran-backed popular mobilization forces, or PMF militias, who fingered the U.S. as partially culpable for the attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, a bloc of Iraq\u2019s parliament, the Fatah Coalition, called for the U.S. to withdraw its forces from Iraq, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/08\/27\/coalition-of-iraqi-lawmakers-call-for-us-troops-to-withdraw-israeli-strikes-a-declaration-of-war\/\" target=_blank>AP<\/a>. The Fatah Coalition is largely supportive of the Iranian-backed PMFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call to withdraw U.S. forces from the powerful Iraqi parliamentary bloc followed a suspected Israeli airstrike in the Iraqi city of al-Qaim that killed a PMF commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq has attempted to rollback the Iranian aligned PMFs and fold them under the Iraqi government\u2019s supervision. In July, Iraqi Prime Minster Adel Abd al Mahdi issued an order to fold and integrate all PMFs into the Iraqi security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Defense Intelligence Agency, some PMF brigades shut down and turned in their weapons, but others have defied the order, the IG report detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/11\/19\/isis-expected-to-revamp-operations-in-syria-grow-ability-to-target-the-west-says-pentagon-watchdog\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19315717272393.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">ISIS expected to revamp operations in Syria, grow ability to target the West, says Pentagon watchdog<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Without counterterrorism pressure, the Defense Intelligene Agency anticipates ISIS will have a better opportunity to cultivate its covert networks, the report said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DIA also said in the IG report that \u201cIranian-affiliated groups within the PMF are unlikely to change their loyalties because of the new order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the liberation of major cities from ISIS\u2019 grasp, Iraqi security forces are still struggling to combat ISIS in remote desert and mountainous areas. 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