Why were US defence systems deactivated in Baghdad during "attack"?

[Darius77]

Why were US defense systems deactivated during Baghdad drone attack?

Sunday, 07 November 2021 11:34 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 November 2021 11:38 AM ]

This picture shows the aftermath of an attack after a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s Green Zone early on November 7, 2021, in what the military calls a failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Iraqi News Agency)

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command has raised questions about the inactivation of the US military’s C-RAM systems used to detect and destroy incoming rockets and flying objects, as a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone.

“We are currently discussing the matter with the American side and officials from the US embassy. This is an issue that experts should throw light on and explain,” Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji said on Sunday.

A statement released by the Security Media Cell, affiliated with the Iraqi prime minister’s office, said Kadhimi was subjected to a failed assassination attempt with a booby-trapped drone early Sunday.
The statement said the drone attack targeted his residence, but the Iraqi prime minister was “unharmed” and is “in good health.”
A spokesman for the al-Sadiqoun bloc, the political wing of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group, later reacted to the purported assassination attempt on Kadhimi.

Iraqi PM says unhurt after drone attack on residence in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in Baghdad’s Green Zone, but he escaped unhurt.
“The fictitious explosion and gunfire were meant to conceal yesterday's crimes, and destined to engage the public attention,” Mahmoud al-Rubaie wrote in a Twitter post.
While the Security Media Cell speaks of a drone attack, Kadhimi’s tweet cites missiles. All this happened while US C-RAM defense systems were inactivated, Rubaie commented.
The news about the failed assassination attempt on Kadhimi drew reactions from Abu Ali al-Askari, a senior commander of the Iraqi anti-terror Kata’ib Hezbollah group, which is part of the country’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
“According to our reliable information, no one in Iraq is willing to squander a drone and fly it over the former prime minister’s residence. Playing the victim is a time-worn tactic, which is history now,” he said in a Telegram message.
“Even more ridiculous is the fact that he calls on the nation to show restraint and calm. Who should be worried? Who has lost his control?” Askari said.
Some observers and analysts say there are indications that suggest the failed attempt is distrustful.

This picture shows the aftermath of an attack after a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s Green Zone early on November 7, 2021, in what the military calls a failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Iraqi News Agency)
“The US Embassy activates its C-Ram missile defense system and sounds sirens any time there is an attack in the Green Zone of Baghdad. This time the siren was heard, and it was sounded only after the explosion,” Mohammad al-Hamad, a producer and presenter for Iraq’s Arabic-language Afaq satellite network, wrote in a series of posts published on his Twitter page.
The first media outlet to cover the incident was the Saudi-owned al-Hadath television news network, and the channel tried to implicate Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq group, over his opposition to the incumbent Iraqi administration led by Kadhimi, Hamad said.
He went on to say that al-Hadath TV and its sister channel al-Arabiya have at times sought to drag Iraq into chaos and sedition, describing the circumstances surrounding the failed assassination attempt on Kadhimi as a low-budget movie.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.ir

www.presstv.co.uk

Why were US defense systems deactivated during Baghdad drone attack?

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command says military experts should explain why US C-RAM air defense systems were inactivated during the drone attack on the prime minister’s residence in Baghdad.

www.presstv.ir

 

[aryobarzan]

Why were US defense systems deactivated during Baghdad drone attack?

Sunday, 07 November 2021 11:34 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 November 2021 11:38 AM ]

This picture shows the aftermath of an attack after a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s Green Zone early on November 7, 2021, in what the military calls a failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Iraqi News Agency)

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command has raised questions about the inactivation of the US military’s C-RAM systems used to detect and destroy incoming rockets and flying objects, as a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone.

A statement released by the Security Media Cell, affiliated with the Iraqi prime minister’s office, said Kadhimi was subjected to a failed assassination attempt with a booby-trapped drone early Sunday.
The statement said the drone attack targeted his residence, but the Iraqi prime minister was “unharmed” and is “in good health.”
A spokesman for the al-Sadiqoun bloc, the political wing of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group, later reacted to the purported assassination attempt on Kadhimi.

Iraqi PM says unhurt after drone attack on residence in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in Baghdad’s Green Zone, but he escaped unhurt.
“The fictitious explosion and gunfire were meant to conceal yesterday's crimes, and destined to engage the public attention,” Mahmoud al-Rubaie wrote in a Twitter post.
While the Security Media Cell speaks of a drone attack, Kadhimi’s tweet cites missiles. All this happened while US C-RAM defense systems were inactivated, Rubaie commented.
The news about the failed assassination attempt on Kadhimi drew reactions from Abu Ali al-Askari, a senior commander of the Iraqi anti-terror Kata’ib Hezbollah group, which is part of the country’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
“According to our reliable information, no one in Iraq is willing to squander a drone and fly it over the former prime minister’s residence. Playing the victim is a time-worn tactic, which is history now,” he said in a Telegram message.
“Even more ridiculous is the fact that he calls on the nation to show restraint and calm. Who should be worried? Who has lost his control?” Askari said.
Some observers and analysts say there are indications that suggest the failed attempt is distrustful.

This picture shows the aftermath of an attack after a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s Green Zone early on November 7, 2021, in what the military calls a failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Iraqi News Agency)
“The US Embassy activates its C-Ram missile defense system and sounds sirens any time there is an attack in the Green Zone of Baghdad. This time the siren was heard, and it was sounded only after the explosion,” Mohammad al-Hamad, a producer and presenter for Iraq’s Arabic-language Afaq satellite network, wrote in a series of posts published on his Twitter page.
The first media outlet to cover the incident was the Saudi-owned al-Hadath television news network, and the channel tried to implicate Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq group, over his opposition to the incumbent Iraqi administration led by Kadhimi, Hamad said.
He went on to say that al-Hadath TV and its sister channel al-Arabiya have at times sought to drag Iraq into chaos and sedition, describing the circumstances surrounding the failed assassination attempt on Kadhimi as a low-budget movie.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.ir

www.presstv.co.uk

Why were US defense systems deactivated during Baghdad drone attack?

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command says military experts should explain why US C-RAM air defense systems were inactivated during the drone attack on the prime minister’s residence in Baghdad.

www.presstv.ir

For some strange reason things get deactivated in US at the most inconvenient time...like when all cameras went off line when Jeffery Epstien was supposedly hanging himself in the prison cell.....by the way Jeffery was seen in a Tel Aviv Beach schmoozing with a young girl..lol

 

[sammuel]

Why were US defense systems deactivated during Baghdad drone attack?

Sunday, 07 November 2021 11:34 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 November 2021 11:38 AM ]

This picture shows the aftermath of an attack after a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s Green Zone early on November 7, 2021, in what the military calls a failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Iraqi News Agency)

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command has raised questions about the inactivation of the US military’s C-RAM systems used to detect and destroy incoming rockets and flying objects, as a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone.

A statement released by the Security Media Cell, affiliated with the Iraqi prime minister’s office, said Kadhimi was subjected to a failed assassination attempt with a booby-trapped drone early Sunday.
The statement said the drone attack targeted his residence, but the Iraqi prime minister was “unharmed” and is “in good health.”
A spokesman for the al-Sadiqoun bloc, the political wing of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group, later reacted to the purported assassination attempt on Kadhimi.

Iraqi PM says unhurt after drone attack on residence in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in Baghdad’s Green Zone, but he escaped unhurt.
“The fictitious explosion and gunfire were meant to conceal yesterday's crimes, and destined to engage the public attention,” Mahmoud al-Rubaie wrote in a Twitter post.
While the Security Media Cell speaks of a drone attack, Kadhimi’s tweet cites missiles. All this happened while US C-RAM defense systems were inactivated, Rubaie commented.
The news about the failed assassination attempt on Kadhimi drew reactions from Abu Ali al-Askari, a senior commander of the Iraqi anti-terror Kata’ib Hezbollah group, which is part of the country’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
“According to our reliable information, no one in Iraq is willing to squander a drone and fly it over the former prime minister’s residence. Playing the victim is a time-worn tactic, which is history now,” he said in a Telegram message.
“Even more ridiculous is the fact that he calls on the nation to show restraint and calm. Who should be worried? Who has lost his control?” Askari said.
Some observers and analysts say there are indications that suggest the failed attempt is distrustful.

This picture shows the aftermath of an attack after a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s Green Zone early on November 7, 2021, in what the military calls a failed assassination attempt. (Photo by Iraqi News Agency)
“The US Embassy activates its C-Ram missile defense system and sounds sirens any time there is an attack in the Green Zone of Baghdad. This time the siren was heard, and it was sounded only after the explosion,” Mohammad al-Hamad, a producer and presenter for Iraq’s Arabic-language Afaq satellite network, wrote in a series of posts published on his Twitter page.
The first media outlet to cover the incident was the Saudi-owned al-Hadath television news network, and the channel tried to implicate Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq group, over his opposition to the incumbent Iraqi administration led by Kadhimi, Hamad said.
He went on to say that al-Hadath TV and its sister channel al-Arabiya have at times sought to drag Iraq into chaos and sedition, describing the circumstances surrounding the failed assassination attempt on Kadhimi as a low-budget movie.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.ir

www.presstv.co.uk

Why were US defense systems deactivated during Baghdad drone attack?

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command says military experts should explain why US C-RAM air defense systems were inactivated during the drone attack on the prime minister’s residence in Baghdad.

www.presstv.ir

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Powerful Iranian general visited Iraq after attack on PM


BAGHDAD (AP) — A top Iranian general visited Baghdad after the assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister, and said Tehran and its allies had nothing to do with the drone attack that lightly injured the Iraqi leader, two Iraqi politicians said Monday.

News of the visit came as an Iraqi army general said the investigation into the drone attack against Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is ongoing but that indications point to Iran-backed factions. The general said Monday the drones used in the attack took off from areas east of the capital where Iran-backed militias have influence.

The drone attack was also similar to ones carried out in the past by Iran-backed factions in Iraq. In September, for example, explosives-laden drones targeted the Irbil international airport in the country's north, where U.S.-led coalition troops are stationed, the army general told The Associated Press. He commented on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to the media.


Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told the Washington-based Arabic-language Alhurra TV that the attack against al-Kadhimi was a criminal act carried out by Iranian-backed militias. McKenzie spoke in English with Arabic voiceover.

The two Shiite Muslim politicians requested anonymity because Esmail Ghaani’s visit was not announced publicly. They quoted the Iranian general as saying that Tehran is not opposed to any politician named by the Shiite blocs in the newly elected parliament to become the next prime minister.

Ghaani is the commander of Iran's Quds Force, which is mainly responsible for military and clandestine operations outside the country.

Iran enjoys wide influence in Iraq through powerful militias it has been backing for years. Iran and Iraq both have majority Shiite populations.

The failed assassination attempt against al-Kadhimi at his residence has ratcheted up tensions following last month’s parliamentary elections, in which the Iran-backed militias were the biggest losers.



Al-Kadhimi suffered a light cut and appeared in a televised speech soon after the attack on his residence wearing a white shirt and what appeared to be a bandage around his left wrist. Seven of his security guards were wounded in the attack by at least two armed drones.

There was no claim of responsibility but suspicion immediately fell on Iran-backed militias. They had been blamed for previous attacks on the Green Zone, which also houses foreign embassies.

The militia leaders condemned the attack, but most sought to downplay it.

The two Iraqi politicians quoted Ghaani as saying: “Iran has nothing to do with this attack.”

One of the two officials said Ghaani met with al-Kadhimi on Sunday afternoon in Baghdad.

Lebanon’s Al-Manar TV, which is run by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, said Ghaani also met with Iraqi President Barham Salih and other political figures in the country.

It quoted Ghaani as saying during his visit that “Iraq is in urgent need for calm.” It added that Ghaani also said that any act that threatens Iraq’s security should be avoided.

The drone attack was a dramatic escalation in the already tense situation following the Oct. 10 vote and the surprising results in which Iran-backed militias lost about two-thirds of their seats.

Despite a low turnout, the results confirmed a rising wave of discontent against the militias that had been praised years before as heroes for fighting Islamic State militants.

But the militias have lost popularity since 2018, when they made big election gains. Many Iraqis hold them responsible for suppressing the 2019 youth-led anti-government protests, and for undermining state authority.

Some analysts have said that Sunday's attack aimed to cut off the path that could lead to a second al-Kadhimi term by those who lost in the recent elections.

On Sunday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned the assassination attempt on al-Kadhimi and indirectly blamed the U.S.

Al-Kadhimi, 54, was Iraq’s former intelligence chief before becoming prime minister in May last year. He is considered by the militias to be close to the U.S., and has tried to balance between Iraq’s alliances with both the U.S. and Iran.

Powerful Iranian general visited Iraq after attack on PM

A top Iranian general visited Baghdad after the assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister, and said Tehran and its allies had nothing to do with the drone attack that lightly injured the Iraqi leader, two Iraqi politicians said Monday. News of the visit came as an Iraqi army general...

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blame Iran without any evidence, who care about the facts

 

[RealNapster]

For some strange reason things get deactivated in US at the most inconvenient time...like when all cameras went off line when Jeffery Epstien was supposedly hanging himself in the prison cell.....by the way Jeffery was seen in a Tel Aviv Beach schmoozing with a young girl..lol

The missile/ incoming plane warning system was also offline on 9/11. Right ?