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By SAMYA KULLAB | Associated Press | Published: May 24, 2021 BAGHDAD — A single rocket struck close to a military base hosting U.S. troops in western Iraq on Monday without causing any injuries, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said. The rocket struck near Ain al-Asad air base, a sprawling complex in Anbar province, at 1:35 p.m., Col. Wayne Marotto said on Twitter. He said damages were being assessed and an investigation was launched. An Iraqi security official said the rocket struck close to a village outside the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regu...

Iraqi Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket - U.S. Coalition Reuters | Published: 05.24.21 , 15:54 Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, was attacked with a rocket on Monday, but no one was hurt, a coalition spokesman said. U.S. Army Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the U.S.-led international military coalition, tweeted that initial reports suggested the attack took place at 1:35 p.m. (1035 GMT). He said the damage was being assessed. The United States accuses Iranian-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks again...

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WASHINGTON — The masked fighters in camouflage uniforms trudge across the dunes of Gaza, lugging two gray drones with wooden propellers and warheads. Loaded on metal launchers, the winged aircraft shoot into the sky, headed off to strike Israel. The propaganda video, made public this month by Hamas in the midst of the worst fighting with Israel in years, was meant to cast the militant group as a formidable fighting force, capable of overcoming its foe’s advanced military with its own homemade technology. But the video also served to highlight the proliferation of military drones crisscr...

by Samya Kullab, The Associated Press Posted May 24, 2021 10:06 am ADT Last Updated May 24, 2021 at 10:09 am ADT BAGHDAD (AP) — A single rocket struck close to a military base hosting U.S. troops in western Iraq on Monday without causing any injuries, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said. The rocket struck near Ain al-Asad air base, a sprawling complex in Anbar province, at 1:35 p.m., Col. Wayne Marotto said on Twitter. He said damages were being assessed and an investigation was launched. An Iraqi security official said the rocket struck close to a village outside the base. The of...