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2020-01-13 Iraq

Eight rockets hit Iraq's Balad Air Base today, wounding four Iraqi air force officers, Pompeo sez outraged

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Eight rockets hit Iraq's Balad Air Base today, wounding four Iraqi air force officers https://t.co/S63KXuxRuJ pic.twitter.com/z5d8HEAOAD
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 12, 2020

Al Ahram adds:

A majority of US airmen stationed at the Al-Balad airbase north of Baghdad had already left, the military sources said, following tensions between the US and Iran over the last two weeks.

Military bases hosting US troops have been subject to volleys of rocket and mortar attacks in recent months that have mostly wounded Iraqi forces, but also killed one American contractor last month.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he was ‘outraged’ by another missile attack on an Iraqi airbase where US forces have been stationed
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he was “outraged” by another missile attack on an Iraqi airbase where US forces have been stationed, as neighboring Iran signaled a wish to de-escalate regional tensions.https://t.co/k5FXFBbEd4
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 12, 2020

Plausible denial to follow.

Posted by Fred 2020-01-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran Proxies

#1 Translation from the Farsi: "Wasn't us. Nope. Uh-uh. *smirk*"

Posted by Mercutio 2020-01-13 08:30|| 2020-01-13 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I remember when eight rockets or mortars targeting Balad would have been a slow day.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-13 08:33|| 2020-01-13 08:33|| Front Page Top

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