Israel established a covert military outpost in Iraq’s western desert to support its air campaign against Iran operation.
The base, built with U.S. knowledge shortly before the conflict, housed Israeli special forces and SAR teams for downed pilots.
Iraqi troops investigating reported helicopter activity in early March were met with Israeli airstrikes, killing one soldier and wounding two.
The outpost enabled Israel to conduct thousands of airstrikes on Iranian targets during a five‑week campaign by positioning forces nearer the battlefield.