The Ain al-Asad aerial basal successful Iraq, which houses U.S. troops, was reportedly attacked with rockets connected Monday, according to sources.
The quality was breached by Reuters, which was told astir the concern by aggregate information sources. At slightest 2 Katyusha rockets were fired towards the base.
The sources did not corroborate if the onslaught caused immoderate deaths oregon injuries, though 1 information root said that the rockets fell wrong the base.
The incidental comes arsenic tensions successful the Middle East escalate amid the Israel-Hamas war. Last week, Hamas person Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, causing the Iranian authorities to vow retribution against Israel.
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not claimed work for the decease of Haniyeh, but Iran reported plans to motorboat attacks against Israel soon.
"They volition spot the effect of their mistake," Iranian General Hossein Salami said aft the decease of Haniyeh. "They volition spot when, however and wherever they volition get their response."
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On Sunday, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Matthew Miller said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani "to sermon the latest developments successful the region."
"The Secretary emphasized the value of each parties taking steps to calm determination tensions, debar further escalation, and beforehand stability," Millter said. "The Secretary underscored U.S. committedness to the Higher Military Commission process to find however and erstwhile the D-ISIS Coalition’s subject ngo successful Iraq volition modulation and the value of unit extortion arsenic we enactment toward that transition."
"The Secretary affirmed that we stay committed to the U.S.-Iraq 360-degree narration to physique economical opportunities and prosperity for each Iraqis."
Reuters contributed to this report.
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