BBC visits US and UK military base in Iraq as ceasefire continues

Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.

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The US announced an extended but fragile ceasefire on the US-Israel war in Iran - but prior to the ceasefire up to 28 drones were fired at the base on a daily basis.

"You hear weapons of destruction going off around you, and it's bloody difficult," an RAF air specialist at the base told the BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale.

British and US forces were working side by side at this military base long before the war with Iran started – in the fight against the Islamic State group.

Sharp differences over the war Iran have certainly strained transatlantic relations. But on this base the two are still joined at the hip.