Fighter jet activity has been reported over multiple areas of northern Iraq, according to a security monitoring source. The type and affiliation of the aircraft remain unconfirmed.
At 21:11 Jerusalem on June 10, reports of fighter jet activity emerged from multiple areas of northern Iraq, according to a security monitoring source cited on Telegram. The source did not specify the type of aircraft, their altitude, or their affiliation. No strikes or emergency alerts have been linked to this activity so far.
The desk has been tracking aerial activity over Iraq and neighboring areas since June 9. That evening, at 22:13 Jerusalem, fighter jet activity was reported near Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. By 23:44 on June 9, The Zioneer reported intensive US fighter jet and aerial refueling aircraft flights over several Iraqi cities, according to a Telegram source. The following day, June 10, at 21:11 Jerusalem, a cluster of reports emerged: first, activity over southern Iraq; then a report from Diyala Governorate near the Iranian border; and later, a report of heavy activity across multiple areas of Iraq, with a Hebrew-language channel denying US strikes inside Iran at the same time. On June 11 at 00:16 Jerusalem, heavy activity was again reported. The thread has remained entirely based on unverified Telegram monitoring sources, with no Pentagon or Iraqi military confirmation.
As The Zioneer reported on June 9, the sustained aerial posture comes amid the US-led 'Operation Epic Fury' air campaign against Iran. On June 10, an Iraqi newspaper cited by Telegram reported both US and Israeli aircraft operating over Iraq, but no official confirmation has been received. Background context includes fighter jet reports over Erbil (June 7, 20:55 Jerusalem), and later over Tabriz, northwest Iran (June 10, 03:03 Jerusalem), and Bandar Abbas, southern Iran (June 11, 19:18 Jerusalem), suggesting a broad regional campaign.
The type and affiliation of the aircraft—American, Israeli, or otherwise—remain unconfirmed. No official statements from the Pentagon or the Iraqi military have been issued regarding the flights. The reports are unverified, based solely on monitoring sources, and the desk is tracking further developments.
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