Iran hits US air bases in Iraq in retaliation to killing of military general Qasem Soleimani. Here are the latest updates
This aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, Sunday, December 29, 2019. A US official says there were very few, if any, casualties from Tuesday night's Iranian missile attack on two Iraqi bases housing US troops.The official says 15 missiles were fired. Ten struck the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar province. One struck a base in Erbil in Iraq's KRG. Four missiles failed to hit their targets.
Aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer both confirmed the lawmakers spoke with the vice president by telephone Tuesday.The Pentagon said it was still "working on initial battle damage assessments" after "Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq."
"These bases have been on high alert due to indications that the Iranian regime planned to attack our forces and interests in the region," a spokesman said.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed on Wednesday that it fired rockets at a US air base in Iraq in revenge for the killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, according to a statement.
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