Baghdad, Iraq.
The military base of the Ain al-Assad, in the Iraqi province In the Anbar (west), in which troops of United States, was attacked this Wednesday with 10 rockets, without news of victims, have reported thes Iraqi forces and the US-led international coalition.
“Ten rockets were fired at one Iraqi military base, the air baseto Al Assad“It welcomes coalition troops,” said a spokesman for the coalition fighting the terrorist group. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Colonel Wayne Marotto, on his Twitter account.
United States attributes these aggressions to the pro-Iranian Shiite militias in the east of Syria.
Marotto specified that the aggression took place at 7:20 local time (04:20 GMT) and that “the forces of Iraqi security they are carrying out a attack investigation “.
The military spokesman did not give any information about possible casualties or property damage, but the security communication cell of the Iraqi government assured in a statement that nor there were “significant losses” and that launch platforms had been found dand three of the projectiles.
The base at Ain al-Assad had already been attacked in December 2019 with five missiles that also did not this time they caused casualties.
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On the other hand, this is the second attackand in the last month against a base with an American presence after last February 15 a contractor ofl Army of this country died from the impact of rockets at a base in Erbil, al Iraqi Kurdistan (north).
In this action were also injured 01:00 American soldier and other contractors. Also, a week later 2 projectiles impactaron in the vicinity of the embassy of United States in Baghdad without causing casualties.
In retaliation, Washington bombed positions of pro-Iranian Shiite militias in eastern Syria, which is responsible for these attacks in Iraq. EFE