Iranian-linked militants strike Iraqi base housing U.S. troops
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Ain al-Asad airbase in the Anbar Governorate in western Iraq – North Press
Iranian-linked militants strike Iraqi base housing U.S. troops
Washington Post-Jan 21st 2024
U.S. personnel were being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, according to Centcom, which did not respond to a request for comment on whether any U.S. troops were wounded.
The attack was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition that includes militias backed by Iran. In a statement, the group said the strike was part of the broader resistance against the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq, as well as a response to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
About 2,500 U.S. troops are deployed in Iraq to help combat remnants of the Islamic State, and roughly 900 are operating in Syria, where they advise and assist the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
The incident on Saturday comes amid an increase in attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in recent months, as the war has devastated much of Gaza, killing more than 25,000 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Israel launched its onslaught after Hamas militants staged a brutal massacre on Israeli towns near the Gaza border, leaving around 1,200 people dead. The United States has offered unwavering support to Israel, providing weapons and ammunition for the fight and giving Tel Aviv diplomatic cover at the United Nations.
The war has fueled concerns of a wider regional conflict, with strikes and skirmishes taking place in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen — all of which are home to Iranian proxies that either operate freely or hold significant power.
Earlier on Saturday, an explosion in Damascus, the Syrian capital, killed five Iranian military advisers, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, whose statement was carried by official media in Iran. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi later vowed to respond to Israel’s “cowardly terror act” in Syria, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
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