The base was reportedly attacked by “at least a dozen rockets or artillery shells”, two of which landed on the base.
The Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, where the US military is located, came under a missile attack today, January 20. Several American military personnel were injured. The Sun reported it.
The base was reportedly attacked by “at least a dozen rockets or artillery shells.”
At the same time, 13 missiles or shells were shot down by the air defense system, but “two fell on the air base itself.”
Let’s recall that the night before Tuesday, January 16, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria. The Iranian side claimed that “ballistic missiles were used to destroy the spy centers and concentrations of anti-Iranian terrorist groups in the region at night.” Specifically, the target of the strike was allegedly “the spy headquarters of the Israeli Mossad in Iraqi Kurdistan.”
Let’s add that the US Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was attacked by rockets on December 8, 2023. No one was killed. There were reported indications that the strike was carried out by militants linked to Iran.
Source: korrespondent
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