A large ballistic missile attack on our troops at the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq has just been reported. The attack came from an Iranian militia in the country, Islamic Resistance in #Iraq.
According to reports, some of the ballistic missiles did hit and there are injuries.
NEW — a large rocket attack just targeted U.S. troops inside Ain al-Asad base in #Anbar, #Iraq.#Iran proxies say their attack was "massive" and larger than previous ones in #Iraq or #Syria.
Local sources say smoke is rising from within the base.
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) January 20, 2024
BREAKING: Over 15 U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missiles fired from al-Asad air base in Iraq to intercept incoming Iranian missiles – source
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 20, 2024
Some updates:
– Not rockets, but tactical ballistic missiles;
– U.S. injuries confirmed;
– 15+ U.S. Patriot missiles were launched to intercept, but some missiles still got through — meaning attack was BIG;
– #Iran-directed "Islamic Resistance in #Iraq" claimed responsibility. https://t.co/E858p7PNRz— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) January 20, 2024
48hrs ago, I heard from a U.S. source that there were strong indications #Iran & its proxies in #Iraq were preparing an escalation — deploying more sophisticated & potent weapons for new attacks.
Hence "may be in the midst of upping the ante," here:https://t.co/0ycwaHUode
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) January 20, 2024
This is reported to be video of some of the missiles that were intercepted:
Just a couple of days ago a US MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed by surface-to-air missiles provided by Iran:
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday was likely downed by an Iranian-provided surface-to-air missile fired by an Iraqi militia group, U.S. officials said. https://t.co/idYh95YDu6
— Chris Gordon (@ByChrisGordon) January 20, 2024
🇺🇸🇮🇶 | Pro-Iranian militias claimed the downing of a US MQ-9 Reaper UCAV over Diyala in northeastern Iraq.
The photos of wreckage have been released. pic.twitter.com/IcmmD7qoI5
— Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) January 18, 2024