(FILES) This image taken July 8, 2021 shows a view of the Ain alAssad air base, where U.S. forces are stationed in Iraq's western Anbar province, a day after fourteen rockets were fired at the base. Iranbacked militants fired ballistic missiles at the U.S. military base in western Iraq, causing one Iraqi and possibly American death, U.S. Central Command said Jan. 20, 2024. (Photo by Ayman HENNA / AFP)
Two American soldiers 20 were injured this Saturday after an attack on the air base in Al AsadAt the Iraq. According to authorities, the attack was carried out by militias supported by them will, who fired rockets and missiles at the base. These attacks are considered the most serious of around 140 shootings against American troops in Iraq and Syria since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began in October. A soldier next to American soldiers Iraqi was also injured. AlAsad Air Base in Iraq's Western Desert is used primarily by Iraqi forces but still hosts a U.S. contingent. There are currently 2,500 American troops stationed in Iraq and 900 in Syria, supporting Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the fight against the Islamic State.
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There have been 140 militia attacks on American troops in the United States in the last three months Iraq and further Syria, 57 in Iraq and 83 in Syria. These attacks resulted in injuries to approximately 70 US soldiers. USA, including traumatic brain injuries. However, most troops were able to return to work quickly. The attack on the AlAsad base came hours after Iran accused Israel of launching an airstrike against the Syrian capital Damascus that killed five Iranian soldiers. It remains unclear whether the militia attacks in Iraq are related to previous attacks in Syria. Iranlinked militias in Iraq, known as the “Axis of Resistance,” said in a statement that the attack on the AlAsad base was a response to Israel's war in Gaza, without mentioning the attack in Syria.
*With information from AFP