Today, Saturday, more than ten missiles were fired at a military base where American soldiers and forces from the international coalition against terrorist organizations are deployed in western Iraq, according to what Iraqi security sources and an American military official told AFP.
A local security official, who requested to remain anonymous, said that several missiles “hit Ain al-Asad Air Base” in Anbar Governorate.
He added that the air defenses repelled 13 missiles, while “two landed at the air base.”
An American military official, who also requested to remain anonymous, confirmed that “missiles” “hit the Ain al-Asad air base,” explaining that a “preliminary damage assessment” is being conducted jointly by the American, Iraqi, and international coalition forces.
He added that “preliminary” information indicates that “a member of the Iraqi security forces was seriously injured.”
But the American military official did not confirm the type of missiles used.
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