Iraqi farmer killed to hide evidence of two Israeli bases in country: Report
Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/17/2026 - 11:57 Locals said shepherd Awad al-Shammari was killed by a helicopter after discovering an Israeli base Men gather around the wreckage of a car reportedly driven by a local shepherd who was struck by Israeli forces and later buried nearby in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq on 12 May 2026 (Qassem al-Kaabi/AFP) Off The presence of two secret Israeli bases in Iraq may have led to the death of a shepherd who discovered them, according to an investig
Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 05/17/2026 - 11:57 Locals said shepherd Awad al-Shammari was killed by a helicopter after discovering an Israeli base Men gather around the wreckage of a car reportedly driven by a local shepherd who was struck by Israeli forces and later buried nearby in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq on 12 May 2026 (Qassem al-Kaabi/AFP) Off The presence of two secret Israeli bases in Iraq may have led to the death of a shepherd who discovered them, according to an investig
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