U.S. Troops Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraqi Airbase
Tuesday, 6 August 2024 () At least five U.S. military personnel were wounded in a rocket attack on an airbase in western Iraq on Monday, anonymous U.S. officials told Reuters, as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate and the region is braced for a possible Iranian retaliation for Israel killing a Hamas leader on Iranian soil last week. Two Katyusha rockets targeted Al Asad airbase in western Iraq, and one of them fell inside the base, an Iraqi security source told Reuters. One of the wounded U.S. personnel is in serious condition, the…
A suspected rocket attack on Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq has left several US personnel injured. The US Defense Department has blamed Iran-aligned militia groups for this dangerous escalation. This attack comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, following the assassination of Hamas political...
Tensions escalate as US military bases in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province and Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase come under rocket attacks. Reports suggest Resistance groups targeted these bases, with explosions..
American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said Tuesday, the second such attack on the country's troops after a more than two month pause.It followed another attack..
Two Israeli civilians were killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on the Golan Heights, part of a 40-rocket barrage. This assault was retaliation for the earlier killing of a Hezbollah operative in Syria,..
Tensions have risen sharply in the region, with Israel and its allies bracing for retaliation after the killings last week of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. NYTimes.com