Dominic Raab has condemned a ballistic missile attack by Iran on air bases in Iraq where coalition forces, including British personnel, are stationed.

The foreign secretary urged Iran not to repeat "reckless and dangerous attacks" after strikes on bases in Irbil in the north, and al Asad, west of Baghdad.

The Ministry of Defence said there were no UK casualties.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the action was in retaliation for the death of General Qasem Soleimani on Friday.

He was killed outside Baghdad airport in a missile strike ordered by US President Donald Trump.

Mr Raab said he was concerned by reports of casualties and a war in the Middle East would only benefit terrorist groups.

Iran attack: US troops targeted with ballistic missilesWhich bases were targeted?

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay stressed that all parties in the crisis "need to de-escalate".

"It's in no side's interest to see war," he said.

Mr Barclay added that Prime Minister Boris Johnson would be updating the House of Commons later, and would also discuss the situation at a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51031471

You all kept quiet when America did there own ...hypocrisy in this world is just too much

Hmmm

kk

mrvitalis:
You all kept quiet when America did there own ...hypocrisy in this world is just too much

Two wrongs don't make a right.

kiyosaki1:


Two wrongs don't make a right.

Why u the condemn the two wrongs not just one

mrvitalis:
You all kept quiet when America did there own ...hypocrisy in this world is just too much

You must believe they killed him for fun right? This is someone who was accused of killing both Americans and Iranians alike. If he is such a ruthless killer, why can't he be killed? He was even alleged to be planning new attacks with Hezbollah...

Most of you don't even do your research before commenting.

The fact that the Americas were deemed wrong diplomatically ,by their role in the assassination of the quid force commandant, and were condemned by the vast majority . The missiles strike by Iran is a huge mistake for Iran, and I hope they wouldn't regret it

Rubbish

eduman365:


You must believe they killed him for fun right? This is someone who was accused of killing both Americans and Iranians alike. If he is such a ruthless killer, why can't he be killed? He was even alleged to be planning new attacks with Hezbollah...

Most of you don't even do your research before commenting.

Exactly.

eduman365:


You must believe they killed him for fun right? This is someone who was accused of killing both Americans and Iranians alike. If he is such a ruthless killer, why can't he be killed? He was even alleged to be planning new attacks with Hezbollah...

Most of you don't even do your research before commenting.

Did he kill more people that George bush ?
Or the american generals in Iraq ?
America or trump is now the world judge ...so if Iran accuse trump and have the power they can kill trump ?

If you really want to know how dumb Nigerians can be, then you should come to this section. To them, everything is about religion US and Israel are 100% right even if they wiped out the entire South East.

You see them associating Iran with the southwest (which is almost strictly Sunni) while forgetting the fact that no region has shown support to the Shiites like the south east. This is about morality and not religion. You can't claim to be fighting for peace when you are responsible for 90% of the problems in the Middle East. Everywhere you go, things only get worse for the people you have 'liberated'. The herdsmen, Alshabab and Boko haram that we are facing today is the result of what they did in Libya. Their democracy is 100%, evident in Libya today. From Venezuela, to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Philippines, etc. You are always in conflict. Its always you alone and some pigs think America is after world peace.

You have problems with soldiers attacking civilians in Africa, but you love it when undemocratic Saudi kills thousand of innocent people in Yemen. You believe in justice, yet you give Israel pats on the back for everything they have done against Palestine. Soleimani is a terrorist for fighting Isis and supporting Hezbolla which is not a terrorist organization IMO but you celebrate George Bush, Tony Blair, etc for all their war crimes. Till date US has not shown us the Weapons of mass destruction they went to destroy in Iraq.

mrvitalis:
You all kept quiet when America did there own ...hypocrisy in this world is just too much

Are you an Aboki or

Didijiji:
Are you an Aboki or

So where I come from matter
Iran is the best Muslim nation a Christian can go , they allow Christians practice their religion yet america hates them amd likes Saudi that practicing Christianity is an offence by law

Name one Shiite theorist group in the world almost all of them are Sunnis back by Saudi akd NY proxy America

I'm Igbo what is right is right

Crayfish09:
If you really want to know how dumb Nigerians can be, then you should come to this section. To them, everything is about religion US and Israel are 100% right even if they wiped out the entire South East. I knew right from the start that most nations of the world would condemn this stupidity from Trump, but the fools will always be there to justify it.

You see them associating Iran with the southwest (which is almost strictly Sunni) while forgetting the fact that no region has shown support to the Shiites like the south east. This is about morality and not religion. You can't claim to be fighting for peace when you are responsible for 90% of the problems in the Middle East. Everywhere you go, things only get worse for the people you have 'liberated'. The herdsmen, Alshabab and Boko haram that we are facing today is the result of what they did in Libya. Their democracy is 100%, evident in Libya today. From Venezuela, to Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Philippines, etc. You are always in conflict. Its always you alone and some pigs think America is after world peace

I believe all those theoretical assumptions are your imaginations,which are either hearsay or half truth. The bone of contention here is Wether it's right for Iran to send missiles to America air base in Iraq another sovereignty territory *

mrvitalis:

So where I come from matter
Iran is the best Muslim nation a Christian can go , they allow Christians practice their religion yet america hates them amd likes Saudi that practicing Christianity is an offence by law

Name one Shiite theorist group in the world almost all of them are Sunnis back by Saudi akd NY proxy America

I'm Igbo what is right is right

It's only Iraq that allows Christian to practice in freedom , the enforcement of shariah is so effective in Iran that women are not even allowed into stadium to watch football . There is also this large army of volunteers islamic enforcers like hisbah in Iran that whipped everyone in line in Iran and make them do the biddingsof the supreme leader.

mrvitalis:
You all kept quiet when America did there own ...hypocrisy in this world is just too much

The hypocrisy is just too much. Instead of them to try and de-escalate the situation they are supporting their fellow NATO thug.

kiyosaki1:


I believe all those theoretical assumptions are your imaginations,which are either hearsay or half truth. The bone of contention here is Wether it's right for Iran to send missiles to America air base in Iraq another sovereignty territory *

I dare you to mention ONE falsehood in my post.

Which country has fared better after an American invation since the 1960s? Is Libya better now? Is Afghanistan better?

Are Saudi Arabia and Israel not killing innocent people?

Didnt Tony Blair apologise for invading Iraq and admitted that the war was based on falsehood?

I need you to point out a lie in my post. Oya oya


Talking about sovereignty, if there is one country that has no respect for sovereignty, it is your almighty US.

If not for the fact that Iran has been dealing with their drones for violation, things would have been a lot worse that's why they had to kill the general while he was in Iraq.

The Basij unit, a volunteer force which has helped suppress internal dissent. This unit can potentially mobilise many hundreds of thousands of personnel.

The Iranian general killed is a terrorist and, the purported crowd witness at the funeral are that of the basij volunteer forces which are in hundred of thousands. The real Iranian are not able to express themselves because of these dreaded basij unit , even the Iranian military don't have their vast power.

mrvitalis:

Did he kill more people that George bush ?
Or the american generals in Iraq ?
America or trump is now the world judge ...so if Iran accuse trump and have the power they can kill trump ?

Automatically you're assuming Donald Trump was wrong for approving Soleimani's execution based on intelligence report of a deadly action he was planning? To people like you, even Al Qaeda is innocent until they bomb the White House...

This is someone who has been under surveillance for a very long time...

You don't know anything about international politics, this isn't the APC vs PDP debate you are used to.

mrvitalis:
You all kept quiet when America did there own ...hypocrisy in this world is just too much

don't mind those British cowards jare.

Basij, The Oppressive Arm Of The Iranian Regime 







Shortly after the 1979 revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran’s Islamic Republic, gave a speech to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and emphasized that the country needed a 20 million-strong army to be able to defend itself against its enemies, particularly the United States.

Iranian sources consider that date the official establishment of the Basij (the name means mobilization). However, the related law was only passed in June 1980.​



​It states that the purpose of the Basij is "to train and organize all volunteers for encountering any threat and invasion against the accomplishments of the Islamic revolution from inside and outside.”

​The law also places the Basij organization under the control of the supreme leader; however, in practice, it has always been supervised by the IRGC.

When Iraq under Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in September 1980, the ayatollahs faced a challenge in defending the country. They had weakened the country’s military by executing or imprisoning many high-ranking military officers, allegedly for being loyal to the previous regime or being involved in suppressing the revolutionaries.



Under such circumstances, the Basij started to recruit millions of volunteers for the war. Without the contribution of the so-called Basijis, Iran most probably would have lost the war to Saddam’s army.

When the war was over, the IRGC started to use the Basij for staging propaganda events in support of the regime. For instance, when the supreme leader calls for a rally in support of the system or against Western countries, the Basijis are the first on the scene and encourage or even force others to

During the presidency of Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), who attempted some political reforms, Basijis became thugs attacking reformist politicians, journalists, students, or anyone critical of the conservative establishment.

The height of their notoriety was the protests against the re-election of Mahmud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s president in 2009, when they were armed by the IRGC to suppress protesters.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, third left, reviews Basij paramilitary volunteers, affiliated to the elite Revolutionary Guard, during their parade ceremony, as he is accompanied by Revolutionary Guard's commander Yahya Rahim Safavi, second left, T



​​In addition to beating up supporters of the so-called Green Movement and handing them over to security forces, they were also responsible for killing dozens. Their most famous victim was a 26-year-old woman who was shot by a Basiji in June 2009 in downtown Tehran. The video of her tragic death shook the country and the world. Later, a suspect was arrested who carried a Basij identity card.

The Basij also does significant recruitment in schools. Therecruits are separated into categories, "Omidan" (Hopes, in elementary schools); "Pouyandegan" (Seekers, in middle schools) and "Pishgaman" (Standard Bearers, in high schools).

In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 photo released by the Fars News Agency, members of the Basij, the paramilitary unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, pose for a picture during a military exercise outside the holy city of Qom, central Iran. Thousands of paramil



All my fellow [Basij] had come. Some were on motorbikes. The little and simple equipment of the Basij is more efficient than armies. We put everything in the van and went while chanting: “Ali, Ali” [eds: Shi’a first imam and son in law and cousin of the Prophet Mohammad]. The [Basij members] were all in very good spirits. Someone said, let’s say Salawat [a prayer] for the health of the Hidden Imam. One member said Salawat for the health of Imam Khamenei and the annihilation of the sedition [eds: Green Movement]. Another said Salawat for the guidance of the seditionists. 

We reached the [base]. Everything was secret. We were the only one who knew about it, [along with] the locals, cars that were passing by, and finally foreign spies!!! We were supposed to have lunch and wait until they told us where to go. After waiting -- which has become routine for the Basij -- the commander talked to us and gave us some old advice. When he was about to leave, everyone shouted, “What happened to lunch?!” and at the same moment the deployment order came. After some preparation they started distributing some snacks. I didn’t receive any Sandis and cake, we didn’t even get straws that we could poke into opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi’s eyes. [eds: Snacks and drinks, including Sandis juices, were reportedly distributed at some progovernment demonstrations, prompting the opposition to say participants and Basij members only go to these events for the refreshments.]

eduman365:


Automatically you're assuming Donald Trump was wrong for approving Soleimani's execution based on intelligence report of a deadly action he was planning? To people like you, even Al Qaeda is innocent until they bomb the White House...

This is someone who has been under surveillance for a very long time...

You don't know anything about international politics, this isn't the APC vs PDP debate you are used to.

america is an enemy of Iran. Why didn't they take him to ICC try in absaintia then go on with the attack ...so we should accept your enemy judgment of Iran

They killed Saddam for having weapon of mass destruction yet 20 years later they can't prove it

They nearly removed Syria elected leader just because he refused to allow gas pipeline pass his country

Afghan is a different story ...to pay Russia bad they armed terrorist

How is libya today

Oga why don't America wants their citizens tried by ICC

mysticwarrior:
don't mind those British cowards jare.

If you read the above expository about the basij unit ,you will realised that all those crowd mourning the slain terrorist general ,are all from the basij unit and not that he was so loved by his people as so many here on nairaland wrongly asserted