Štiri rakete izstreljene na ameriško bazo v Iraku

Na iraško letalsko oporišče Ain al-Asad, kjer se nahajajo koalicijske sile pod vodstvom Združenih držav Amerike, so izstrelili štiri rakete Kačuša, sta sporočila dva varnostna vira.

Rockets target Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, security source
Read more: https://t.co/uGnScD6Wez pic.twitter.com/FRDVHUW06r

— SHAFAQ News (@Shafaqnews) July 25, 2024

Dve raketi sta zadeli notranjost baze, dve pa obrobje, so povedali viri in dodali, da še ni znano, ali je prišlo do žrtev in ali je nastala materialna škoda, poroča Reuters.

BREAKING:

 US bases under attack in Iraq and Syria

Multiple rockets were launched at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, housing U.S.-led forces, tonight.

U.S. and Iraqi sources reported no casualties. pic.twitter.com/hLOn0C0niv

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) July 25, 2024

Sile pod vodstvom ZDA so vdrle v Irak in leta 2003 strmoglavile nekdanjega iraškega voditelja Sadama Huseina.

Rockets launched at US forces stationed at Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq https://t.co/nifilnfPqc #FoxNews

The US needs to pull all military personnel and equipment out of the MidEast. The NeoCons have failed. The US govt needs to end all foreign aid to the region.

— Jack Burton says #ProgressivismKills (@atlas_raging) July 26, 2024

Leta 2011 so se umaknile, nato pa so se Američani leta 2014 vrnili, da bi se kot del mednarodne koalicije borili proti teroristični skupini Islamska država.

US bases in Iraq and Syria were attacked with multiple rockets last night.

Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, housing U.S.-led forces, was targeted, but no casualties were reported by U.S. and Iraqi sources.#UnitedStates #Iraq #Syria #Iran pic.twitter.com/iJL6QjF9WV

— Muslim Voice (@MuslimVoice_eng) July 26, 2024

ZDA imajo trenutno v Iraku približno 2500 vojakov.