Americans injured in attack on military base in Iraq

Rockets were fired on Monday, August 5, against the base from Ain al-Assad to the west of Baghdad, welcoming American troops. “There was an alleged attack (…) against American and coalition (international anti-jihadist) forces on the Al-Assad air base in Iraq”a US Defense spokesman was quoted by AFP as saying. “Initial indications are that there are several injuries among American personnel.he continued. This attack occurs whenA few days after a US strike killed four pro-Iranian Iraqi fighters.

Two other recent attacks hit bases housing American soldiers or their allies in Iraq, on July 16 and 25. Prior to that, U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria had not been targeted since April. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq movement, a group of fighters from pro-Iran armed groups, claimed responsibility for most of the attacks, saying they carried them out in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.