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Iraq
Five US troops injured in missile attack on base in Iraq
2024-08-07
Quantifying this story from yesterday.
[IsraelTimes] One person seriously hurt; Pentagon head Austin discusses strike at al-Asad base with Gallant, both agree incident marks ’dangerous escalation’ by Iran

At least five US personnel were maimed in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, US officials told Rooters, as the Middle East braced for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
and its allies following last week’s killing of senior members of terror groups Hamas
..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
 and Hezbollah.

Two Katyusha rockets were fired at al Asad airbase in western Iraq, two Iraqi security sources said. One Iraqi security source said the rockets fell inside the base. It was unclear whether the attack was linked to threats by Iran to retaliate over the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
The US officials, who spoke to Rooters on condition of anonymity, said one of the maimed Americans was maimed. The casualty count was based on initial reports which could still change, they said.

"Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment," one of the officials added.
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Al Asad : 2021-03-03 Rockets hit air base in Iraq hosting American troops, US forces say
Al Asad : 2020-01-17 Despite billions spent on missile shields, US troops were defenseless when Iran attacked
Posted by:trailing wife

#3  Good to know, IS. Thank you — my learning for today. :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2024-08-07 21:03  

#2  From early 2004 until late 2011, Al Asad Air Base was one of the most important air bases used by Coalition Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. For most of this time, this base in Al Anbar Province of western Iraq was operated by the U.S. Marine Corps to conduct aerial operations and support ground operations throughout the province. The history of this base, however, dates back to the mid-1980s. During Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Al Asad Air Base was subjected to numerous air attacks, sustaining massive damage.
Al Asad Air Base is located in the central portion of Al Anbar Province, western Iraq, some 12 miles from the city of Baghdadi and the Euphrates River. Baghdad is 120 miles to the east; the Syrian border is about 110 miles to the north-west.
The area in which Al Asad Air Base was constructed had a sporadic history that stretched back to Biblical times. Arab legend purported that Abraham and his family stopped at an oasis here during their journey from Ur to Haran. However, there is no mention of this in either the Bible or the Quran. This area was virtually uninhabited until the 1920s when several Iraqi families settled here and established a village known as Eyen Al Asad or “Spring of the Lion.”
In 1985, Saddam Hussein decided to have an air base constructed in the vicinity of the village of Eyen Al Asad and its oasis. He hired Yugoslavians to construct the base.
The air base was originally named Al Qadisiyah Airbase after the May 636 defeat of the Persians by Arab Muslims at the village of Qadisiyah south of Baghdad. As early as 1990, Qadisiyah was commonly referred to as Al Asad Air Base and that name has been used exclusively since 2003.
Posted by: IS    2024-08-07 19:11  

#1  And Biden is Missing in Action.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2024-08-07 14:33  

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