Thread: Missile attacks target US forces in Iraq; Iran suspected

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  Missiles were fired early Wednesday in multiple locations across Iraq, a senior U.S. military source in the country told Fox News, describing it as a series of attacks on U.S. forces from Iran.
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Missile attacks target US forces in Iraq, senior military source says; Iran suspected

By Frank Miles | Fox News

Missiles were fired early Wednesday in multiple locations across Iraq, a senior U.S. military source in the country told Fox News, describing it as a series of attacks on U.S. forces from Iran.

The source said: "Under missile attack from Iran.

These are either cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles. All over the country."

Meantime, Iran state TV claimed Tehran launched "tens" of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq's Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops.

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It came days after Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad's airport. A senior Iraqi commander of an Iran-backed militia also was killed. The U.S. blamed Soleimani for the killing of hundreds of American troops, and said he was plotting new attacks just before his death.

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Iranian officials and President Trump have traded threats since Soleimani's death, and more U.S. troops have been deployed to the region amid heightened tensions.

Iran-backed militias in Iraq, known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), have threatened revenge on American interests and personnel for the killings.
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On Sunday, Iraqi lawmakers approved a resolution to expel U.S. forces from the country. The resolution comes nearly five years after the government requested U.S. troops be deployed to Iraq after the Islamic State overtook vast swaths of the country.

The terror group has since been defeated, Abdul-Mahdi said, adding the mission has now evolved into a U.S.-Iran proxy war.

Missile attacks target US forces in Iraq, senior military source says; Iran suspected

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2m ago 18:58

Iran has reportedly fired at multiple US facilities in Iraq

Missiles have fired from Iran at Erbil in northern Iraq, as well as Al Asad Air Base in the west, according to ABC News.

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BREAKING: Multiple missiles have been launched into Iraq from Iran targeting American bases. https://abcn.ws/2N5yxfC




Iran launches missiles into US air bases in Iraq: US official

The attack comes days after the U.S. killed Iran Gen. Qassam Soleimani.
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MORE: A U.S. official confirms to @ABC News that ballistic missiles have been fired from inside Iran at multiple U.S. military facilities inside Iraq.

The facilities include Erbil in northern Iraq and Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, the official said. https://abcn.ws/2FqnwBz



Iran launches missiles into US air bases in Iraq: US official

The attack comes days after the U.S. killed Iran Gen. Qassam Soleimani.
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The Guardian has not yet independently confirmed this report.

11m ago 18:49

The White House press secretary said that Donald Trump “has been briefed and is monitoring the situation” in Iraq.

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We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq. The President has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team.

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• BREAKING NEWS
• Iran fired 'more than a dozen ballistic missiles' in attacks on US military, coalition forces in Iraq, Pentagon says
  
  Iran fired "more than a dozen ballistic missiles" into Iraq, targeting U.S. military and coalition forces early Wednesday, Pentagon officials said.
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