DOD Statement on Rocket Attack at Al Asad by Pentagon Press Secretary ...
WEBMar 3, 2021 · We can confirm that early this morning the air base at Al Asad in Iraq came under rocket attack. Preliminary indications are that approximately ten rockets were fired from points of origin...
US personnel injured in missile attack on Al Asad airbase in Iraq - BBC
WEBThe US military's Central Command said an Iran-backed militia targeted the Al Asad airbase, which hosts American troops, with ballistic missiles and rockets on Saturday evening.
Inside the attack that almost sent the U.S. to war with Iran
WEBAug 8, 2021 · A few hours after Army Major Alan Johnson recorded that message to his son, Iranian ballistic missiles began raining down on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq where 2000 U.S. troops were based. As a drone...
Al-Asad Airbase - Wikipedia
WEBAl-Asad Airbase (IATA: IQA[2], ICAO: ORAA) is an Iraqi airbase located in al-Anbar Governorate of western Iraq. It was originally known as Qadisiyah Airbase. It was the second largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Until January 2010, it was the home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force /Multi-National Force West.
Clarification of Ballistic Rocket Attack on Al-Assad Airbase Jan. 20 ...
WEBFeb 3, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. – It was previously reported that the Jan 20. attack on al-Asad Airbase was conducted by multiple ballistic missiles. Following an investigation, it is now believed that the Iranian-backed militant attack was conducted with ballistic rockets.
Who would live and who would die: The inside story of the Iranian ...
WEBAug 8, 2021 · In January 2020, when the U.S. launched a drone strike to kill Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, 2,000 American troops at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq braced for a retaliatory attack. They thought...
Drone, rocket attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, US officials say
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Two drones were shot down near Ain al-Asad air base that hosts U.S. troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar out of an abundance of caution, a U.S. official said.
US personnel injured in attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq
WEBJan 20, 2024 · US personnel were injured in a ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Saturday, two US officials said. The attack was one of the largest-scale ballistic missile attacks to...
Drones target US troops in Iraq, causing minor injuries
WEBOct 18, 2023 · The first attack early on Wednesday involved two one-way drones that targeted al-Asad base, two U.S. officials said. One of the drones was intercepted but still managed to explode, causing the...
Iraqi Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket
WEBMay 24, 2021 · Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces, was attacked with a rocket on Monday, but no one was hurt, a coalition spokesman said.
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