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US personnel were injured in a ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Saturday, two US officials said. The attack was one of the largest-scale ballistic missile attacks to date ...
Seven US personnel were injured when two rockets hit Al Asad Airbase in Iraq on Monday, a defense official said on Tuesday. “Five US servicemembers and two US contractors were injured in the ...
Al Asad has been a target of strikes before, most notably in early 2020, when Iran launched a missile attack against the base in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Iranian General Qassem ...
The USS Carney, Al-Tanf garrison and Al Asad airbase have been busy defending multiple attacks in the past few days. This last week was quite busy for U.S. forces in the Middle East, ...
The al-Asad Air Base is an Iraqi installation, but is also used by American and coalition forces in the county. The United States currently has approximately 2,500 troops currently operating in Iraq.
A rocket attack on Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq on Monday injured five U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors, a U.S. defense official told Fox News.
Soldiers with Bravo Battery of 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment played a pivotal role recently in intercepting an attack on al Asad Air Base, Iraq. (Christopher Neu/U.S. Army) ...
An attack by an Iran-backed militia on U.S. forces stationed at Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq early Tuesday prompted retaliation from an AC 130 aircraft.
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — In the days leading up to assuming command of the Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), a significant event unfolded on Aug. 16, 2023, as U.S ...
On August 12, 2023, Soldiers gathered on Al Asad Air Base for the transfer of authority between the 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment “Task Force Reaper,” and TF Redleg.
Originally Published: 05 AUG 24 17:26 ET Updated: 06 AUG 24 12:15 ET By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Seven US personnel were injured when two rockets hit Al Asad Airbase in Iraq on Monday, a ...