Israel-Iran live: Trump ordered Netanyahu to turn IDF jets around in call to salvage ceasefire
Analysis: Considerable fear in Iraq that moves to peace could unravel
By Stuart Ramsay, chief correspondent
Iraqi militia closely allied with Iran are being blamed for a series of drone attacks on military bases in the country overnight.
Amongst the bases targeted was the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq's western Anbar province, where the Americans have a presence, although now a major base for Iraqi military as well.
Ain al-Asad was the second biggest base in Iraq after the second Gulf War, a base I have visited many times with American forces.
It is still home to 1500 US personnel.
An Iraqi military spokesperson confirmed that all the bases attacked were in the control of their military rather than American units, and that the drones caused significant damage to radar systems at the several of the bases.
The potential for Shia Muslim militias to act independently of the Iraqi government has been a cause of concern here throughout this recent crisis.
Militia contacts had been warning Sky News that they would respond if the US joined Israel's war with Iran, and this seems to be their response.
While there was damage to the bases, no Iraqi or US service personnel were injured in the drone attacks.
In a series of press conferences and interviews in the past few days, senior Trump administration officials have made it clear that forces working as proxies for Tehran would be targeted and dealt with in the same way as Iran if American interests and people were attacked.
While overnight developments that saw the announcement of what is looking like an increasingly shaky ceasefire brought some relief here in Iraq, there remains considerable fear here that moves to peace could unravel.
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