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.
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.
The rocket struck about 100 yards from the ExxonMobil headquarters. At least two Iraqi nationals working at the site were injured, but no deaths were reported.
Immediately after the attack, ExxonMobil evacuated 21 staff members by plane to Dubai. This is the second time ExxonMobil has removed some of its workers from Iraq. The first time occurred after the US Embassy in Baghdad announced May 15 it was evacuating non-emergency diplomatic staff due to threats by Iran-backed militias.
