Report: Israel built secret Iraq base, struck forces that nearly exposed it
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Key Points:
- Israel established a secret military outpost in the Iraqi desert before the war, with U.S. knowledge, to support its air campaign against Iran.
- The facility housed special forces, served as a logistics hub for the Israeli air force, and included rescue teams prepared for downed pilots, though no Israeli pilots were lost during the conflict.
- Israeli forces conducted airstrikes against Iraqi forces that nearly discovered the outpost at the war's outset to protect the facility.
- When a U.S. F-15 was shot down near Isfahan, Israel offered assistance, and while American forces conducted the rescue, Israel carried out airstrikes to support the operation.
