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Missiles hit US-led coalition forces in Iraq - sources

According to sources, a military base in western Iraq utilized by US-led coalition forces was targeted with approximately twelve missiles on Saturday.

AFP WORLD
Published January 20,2024
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At least a dozen missiles were fired Saturday at a military base used by US-led coalition forces in western Iraq, a US defence source and an Iraqi police official told AFP.

The missiles struck Al-Asad airbase in Iraq's Anbar province, the US official said on condition of anonymity, adding that the damage was being assessed and that initial reports suggested a member of the Iraqi security forces was seriously wounded.