Pro-resistance Telegram channels report the U.S. is utilizing B-1B heavy bombers and avoiding Iraqi airspace with fighter jets due to the air defense capabilities of Iraqi factions.
Amid the unprecedented regional war that erupted earlier this month, the U.S. military is reportedly shifting its aerial tactics in the Middle East. The anti-Western channel 🌐 شـبكة الأحرار الإخبـاريـه 🌐 reported the sighting of 11 refueling aircraft alongside a B-1B bomber operating inside Saudi territory near the border with Iraq. In its report, the channel characterized the host nation as the "Saudi enemy."
According to the channel, the United States has begun relying on heavy bombers, a shift reportedly facilitated by British cooperation in opening their military bases. Furthermore, the report asserts that U.S. fighter jets lacking maneuverability are now actively avoiding Iraqi airspace.
These tactical adjustments are explicitly attributed to the air defense systems operated by "Iraqi Resistance factions." This narrative was amplified by نايا - NAYA, a channel known for its anti-U.S. and anti-Israel stance, which identically claimed that these resistance air defenses previously "caused a massacre in the Anbar desert."
These reported aerial operations occur against the backdrop of Operation Epic Wrath, which has seen massive retaliatory strikes by Iran and the Axis of Resistance targeting U.S. bases and strategic infrastructure across the Gulf following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
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