IRGC Claims Destruction of Radar Systems in Kuwaiti Airbase and Island
Quick Look
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it struck and destroyed early-warning and tactical radar systems at Kuwait's Ali al-Salem airbase and on Bubiyan Island as part of "Operation Nasr-2." Kuwaiti authorities have not yet confirmed these alleged strikes.
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Why It Matters
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated it conducted the 24th wave of Operation Nasr-2, targeting radar systems in Kuwait.
TUNIS, July 21. /TASS/. Iran has struck and destroyed radar systems at the Ali al-Salem airbase and on Bubiyan Island in Kuwait, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite unites of the Iranian army) said.
"During the 24th wave of Operation Nasr-2 and as part of the ongoing effort to clear the area of radar systems, IRGC fighters struck an early-warning radar and a tactical radar complex near the Ali al-Salem base, as well as another radar system on the Kuwaiti island of Bubiyan, destroying them," the Tasnim news agency quoted an IRGC statement.
The Kuwaiti authorities have not yet confirmed these strikes.
Open Questions
- Have Kuwaiti authorities confirmed the alleged strikes?
- What was the specific purpose of Operation Nasr-2?
