US troops injured in rocket attack on Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq
The attack on Ain al-Asad Air Base occurred against a backdrop of escalating regional tensions. Last week, a Hamas leader, ...
Al-Monitor3 年
US Embassy, Ain al-Asad base targeted in Iraq as militias up tension
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TASS1 年
US military base in western Iraq hit by mortar fire
TASS/. The US Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar Province has been attacked, the Shafaq news outlet reported, citing a source in the security forces. According to the source, the base came ...
TASS5 年
Iran’s defense minister says strike on US base was ‘necessary action’
TASS/. Iran’s airstrike on the Ain Al-Asad US air base in Iraq was a ‘necessary action,’ Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami was quoted as saying by the country’s IRNA news agency on Monday.
Al Bawaba News1 年
Iraqi military moves to retake strategic areas in Anbar province
"Major military reinforcements... arrived today to the Ain al-Asad base," located in the Hit district of Anbar Province, Iraqi Major General Ali Ibrahim Daboun said Monday. The military official ...
Business Insider5 年
'Felt like I got hit with a truck' — US soldier describes brain injury he suffered in ...
In the wee hours of Jan. 8, Tehran retaliated over the U.S. killing of Iran's most powerful general by bombarding the al-Asad air base in Iraq. Among the 2,000 troops stationed there was U.S. Army ...