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Iran already turning Iraq into battleground against US

The array of recent attacks against US interests in Iraq indicate Iran's proxies are hard at work.

An Iraqi soldier stands next to a military vehicle at the entry of Zubair oilfield after a rocket struck the site of residential and operations headquarters of several oil companies at Burjesia area, in Basra, Iraq June 19, 2019.  REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani - RC1B5B815400
An Iraqi soldier stands next to a military vehicle at the entry of Zubair oil field after a rocket struck the site of residential and operations headquarters of several oil companies in the Burjesia area, in Basra, Iraq, June 19, 2019. — REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani

As tension intensifies between Washington and Tehran, attacks against US interests in Iraq are increasing quickly and significantly.

A short-range Katyusha missile on June 19 hit the Burjesia site that houses the operations and residential headquarters of several global oil companies, including US energy giant ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell of the Netherlands and Italy's Eni. The complex is west of Basra in southern Iraq, near the Zubair oil field and the Iranian border.

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