from 21st Century Wire:
Another indicator that the illegal U.S. occupation positions in Iraq and Syria are completely indefensible.
Details have continued trickling out and are scant, but by all accounts the Saturday attack on Al-Asad airbase in Western Iraq, which houses US forces, was a big one. Reuters cites an official who said “the base was hit by ballistic missiles but he left open the possibility it was struck by rockets.” This has led to some speculation that ballistic missiles could have been fired on the US outpost from Iranian territory.
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Some updates:
– Not rockets, but tactical ballistic missiles;
– U.S. injuries confirmed;
– 15+ U.S. Patriot missiles were launched to intercept, but some missiles still got through — meaning attack was BIG;
– #Iran-directed “Islamic Resistance in #Iraq” claimed responsibility. https://t.co/E858p7PNRz— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) January 20, 2024
This is the very same base that Iran retaliated against with ballistic missiles in January 2020, as revenge for the US assassination by drone strike of IRGC Quds Force General Qasem Soleimani.A missile barrage has reportedly struck the Al-Asad Airbase — a U.S. military facility maintained in Iraq since 2003 — according to Reuters accompanied by videos on X alleging to show the missiles raining down:The Al-Asad base is the same that suffered retaliatory strikes in January of 2020 after then-President Trump killed Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani.US defense officials at the time said just 10 missiles managed to make contact with the base. It appears fewer than 20 missiles were fired in Saturday’s attack — with an unknown number intercepted by missile defense systems — though the story continues to develop.According to further details:
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