Reference News Network February 19** According to the US "Wall Street**" on February 14**, the US Department of Defense ** said that the Pentagon killed a leader of the Allah Brigade in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, last week, using **equipped with six long blades, will not **, but can tear the target apart, minimizing civilians **.
According to the report, this improved "Inferno" missile, colloquially known as the "Jinsu Flying Knife" within the military, is reminiscent of the popular knives in TV commercials in the 70s of the last century. It was used to kill Abu Bakr al-Saadi, the head of the Iraqi Allah Brigades. Previously, information about the use of "Jinsu flying knives" by the United States in the Baghdad air raid was never disclosed.
The U.S. Department of Defense said the killing of Saadi was part of an Iranian-backed Allah Brigades retaliation campaign for their involvement in attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. On January 28, a U.S. military base in Jordan was attacked by drones, killing three Americans.
Officially known as the R9X, this is an inert Inferno missile designed by the Pentagon and the Intelligence Agency to "decapitate" the leaders of terrorist organizations. The Ministry of Defense said that the use of such a model was partly due to the fear that causing the deaths of innocent bystanders could exacerbate the already tense political situation in Iraq. Iraq is home to about 2,500 Americans.
Images from the air strike on Saadi show a largely intact car burning. In the event of the use of a warhead with a warhead, for example, the conventional Inferno missile, it is likely that the target vehicle will be completely destroyed.
Sometimes referred to as a "ninja bomb," the "Kinsu Throwing Knife" is designed to allow more than 100 pounds (about 45 kilograms) of metal to pass through the tops of cars and buildings, destroying targets without harming nearby people and objects. It does not **, but ejects a retractable blade from the warhead at the moment of impact.
It is not known how many times the Pentagon has used this ** so far, but as a rule, this ** is used against well-known people in certain regions. Some of the U.S. Department of Defense say they believe Saadi may be in a crowded place in the Iraqi capital because he thinks it's safer among the many civilians.
The U.S. used this in the 2022 targeted killings of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. In August 2021, the Islamic State group killed 13 U.S. soldiers in a deadly attack near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, and since then, the U.S. has used it in its fight against the Islamic State in Afghanistan.
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani said that the US air strikes could force Baghdad to terminate the mission of the US-led coalition in Iraq. Iraq** said the airstrikes killed at least two others. The Pentagon said it believed only Saadi had died.
The escalating conflict between the United States and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq has prompted ordinary Iraqis and Iranian-loyal political factions to increase pressure on the prime minister to speed up the withdrawal of U.S. troops, the report said. Since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on October 7 last year, U.S. forces in Iraq, Syria and Jordan have been attacked at least 170 times.
The Pentagon says there are at least 900 U.S. troops stationed in Syria in addition to those stationed in Iraq. Beauty.