KHAN AL BAGHDADI, IRAQ, (THECOUNT) — At least a dozen missiles struck al-Asad airbase in Iraq, which houses US forces, a Sunni commander of the paramilitary forces in a nearby town.
Ballistic missiles were said to be used in the attack significantly upping the stakes of the attack.
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Qatri al-Obeidi, a commander in the nearby town of al-Baghdadi, said that the shelling has stopped for now. President Donald Trump visited the base in December 2018 to visit troops after Christmas. Vice President Mike Pence also visited the base in November 2019.
The attack follows last week’s deadly US drone strike that Trump ordered to kill key Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
BREAKING: #Iran Strikes US Base in #Iraq
• Ongoing 🚀 attack on Al Asad base
• Hosts US & Iraq forces
• IRGC Claimed Responsibility
• Missiles coming from IranDeveloping…
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Iran Strikes🤺…hit US Airbase in Iraq with 10 Rockets🗼 pic.twitter.com/LxWNz8LN6Z
— Öpéyëmí D. Àbátàn (iC)🐹 (@DinaGlyphs) January 7, 2020
#BREAKING: According to #IRGC (#Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), its Aerospace Force assisted by #PMU's Kataib Hezbollah has launched 9 ballistic missiles and multiple unguided rockets at Ain Al-Asad Air Base in #Iraq during Operation #Soleimani. pic.twitter.com/b1O8tgpi0Q
— Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) January 7, 2020
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Geo quick facts: Khan al-Baghdadi or al-Baghdadi is an Iraqi city on the Euphrates River in al-Anbar province. It is the closest village to the U.S. Military’s Al Asad Airbase. It was the site of a major battle with ISIL in February 2015. ISIS captured most of the town by 14 February 2015 – Wikipedia.