American and Iraqi officials reported a battle damage assessment Wednesday after Iran launched 22 ballistic missiles against the U.S. military and coalition forces housed at two bases in Iraq.
Satellite images show damage to hangars and buildings in what appears to be a series of precision missile strikes launched by Iran.Iran's missile attack on two large military bases in Iraq damaged installations housing U.S. service members and battered an airplane hangar, aircraft, buildings and runways.
The minimal damage and lack of coalition casualties is attributed to the Iraqi government, which provided the United States with advanced warning of Iran's missile attack. The U.S. intelligence community also picked up heat signatures of the incoming ballistic missiles, giving U.S.
However, General Milley, Trump's highest ranking military officer, broke from what both U.S. military and Trump administration officials charactered as a measured response from Iran who appeared to target areas of the base that would avoid casualties.
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