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Two American service members have been injured after an air base in Iraq came under attack from at least 14 rockets.  The Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, was targeted on Wednesday - the same day that Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they thwarted a drone attack in an area where U.S. forces also operate. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attacks - part of a wave targeting U.S. troops or areas where they are based in Iraq and Syria. Scenes of the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq, which on Wednesday came under attack

Attacks target bases hosting forces in Iraq, Syria   Published On Rocket and drone attacks on Wednesday targeted bases in Iraq and Syria hosting US forces. BAGHDAD (AFP) - Rocket and drone attacks on Wednesday targeted bases in Iraq and Syria hosting US forces that are part of an international coalition fighting the Islamic State jihadist group. Fourteen rockets were fired at an air base hosting American troops in Iraq s western province of Anbar, causing minor injuries to two personnel, the US-led coalition said. It was the latest in a spate of attacks on US military and diplomatic facili...

According to US attacks on Iraq and Syria, Reuters reported By Ahmed Rasheed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BAGHDAD / AMMAN (Reuters) – Iraqi and Syrian U.S. diplomats and troops have fired three rockets and drones in the past 24 hours, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday, including at least 14 rockets targeting a U.S. Air Force base. , injuring two members of the American service. While responsibility for the attacks was not immediately claimed — part of a wave aimed at U.S. troops or areas deployed in Iraq and Syria — analysts believed they were part of a campaign by Iran-backed milit...

Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty confirmed to Sputnik. Earlier on Wednesday, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto said two personnel suffered minor injuries after 14 rockets were fired at the air base. "I can confirm two US service members had the minor injuries in today's attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq," McNulty said in a statement on Wednesday. This is the second rocket attack on the Ain Al-Assad base this...

Updated: Jul 6 2021, 19:57 ET Invalid Date, AN airport in Iraq that is hosting US troops has reportedly come under attack with "at least three drones and 20 rockets." Militia affiliated channels say that at least 20 rockets hit the base at Erbil Airport in Iraq, according to a BBC correspondent. 3 3 US troops occupy a military airbase directly adjacent to the airport. Correspondent Nafiseh Kohnavard said that "at least three drones and 20 rockets have been used in tonight's attack on both Erbil Airport & US consulate in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan." A spokesman for the US Operation Inherent Reso...