US personnel injured in missile attack on Al Asad airbase in Iraq - BBC News

Missiles and rockets were fired at the airbase by an Iranian-backed militia, the US military says.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Missiles and rockets were fired at the Al Asad AirbaseBy Sean SeddonBBC NewsA number of US military personnel have been injured in a missile attack on an airbase in western Iraq.

The US military's Central Command said an Iran-backed militia targeted the Al Asad airbase, which hosts American troops, with ballistic missiles and rockets on Saturday evening.

An unspecified number of US personnel were "undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries".

At least one Iraqi service member was wounded in the attack.

The strike against the base was claimed by a group calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. According to the US-based Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the group emerged in late 2023 and is comprised of several Iran-affiliated armed groups operating in Iraq.

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