US personnel suffered minor injuries during an attack Saturday on the Ain Al-Asad airbase base in western Iraq amid escalating conflicts in the Middle East, according to reports. A US defense source …
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Syria and Iraq attacks fuel regional hostilities
Iran vows to punish Israel after a missile strike in Syria kills five members of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Meanwhile, Iranian-backed militants attack Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, injuring U.S. personnel.
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Howard still ducks key Iraq question
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Multiple ballistic missiles, rockets fired at al-Asad air base in Iraq
Jan 20 (Reuters) – Multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in Western Iraq targeting al-Asad air base in Iraq on Saturday, the United Sates Central …
Iran-backed militants strike US-led coalition base in Iraq
Iran-backed militants launched ballistic missiles at a base hosting US forces in western Iraq, causing one Iraqi and possible American casualties, the US Central Command said Saturday.”Multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in western Iraq targeting al-Assad Airbase,
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‘This has Iran’s fingerprints all over it’: What we know about the Iraqi air base attack
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed militia group, has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq that injured US personnel. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports.
American troops hurt after barrage of missiles blasts Iraq’s Al-Asad airbase as tensions in the Middle East continue to boil over
However, he left open the possibility it was struck by rockets. An assessment was ongoing, the official said. Two security sources in Iraq and one government source said the base was hit by multiple rockets fired from inside Iraq. A second U.S. official …