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US airbase in Iraq hit by rockets - reports Iran attack: US airbases in Iraq hit by ballistic missiles
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An airbase housing US and coalition troops in Iraq has been hit by rockets, according to US security sources. At least two airbases housing US troops in Iraq have been hit by more than a dozen ballistic missiles, according to the US Department of Defence.
The Al-Asad base was reportedly hit by multiple rockets. It is unclear if there have been any casualties. Iranian state TV says the attack is a retaliation after the country's top commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike in Baghdad, on the orders of US President Donald Trump.
It come after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike in Baghdad on Friday, on the orders of US President Donald Trump. The Pentagon says at least two sites were attacked, in Irbil and Al-Asad.
Iran has threatened "severe revenge" for Soleimani's death. It is unclear if there have been any casualties.
The White House is aware of reports of an attack and President Trump is "monitoring" the situation.
"We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq. The president has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team," White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement."We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq. The president has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team," White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the attack was in retaliation for the death of Soleimani on Friday.
"We are warning all American allies, who gave their bases to its terrorist army, that any territory that is the starting point of aggressive acts against Iran will be targeted," it said via a statement carried by Iran's state-run IRNA news agency.