11 rockets hit Ain Al-Asad base hosting US forces in Iraq

BAGHDAD, March 03 (YPA) – The Ain al-Asad military base, used by the US forces in Anbar province in western Iraq, was hit on Wednesday with 11 missiles, an Iraqi security source said.

The source, who did not reveal his identity, added: “It has not been confirmed so far if there are any casualties among the American or Iraqi soldiers.”

No party has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, which is expected to increase tension between Baghdad and Washington on the one hand, and between Iran and the United States on the other hand.

The American forces did not announce the size of the losses in their ranks, and the damage caused to the base.

In January 2020, Iran launched 16 missiles, from three locations, 11 of which landed at Ain Al-Asad base, in response to the assassination of the former Iranian Quds Force commander, Qassem Soleimani, by an American raid near Baghdad airport, in the same month.

YPA