US base in Iraq attacked once again: Seven rockets fired at Ain al-Assad base housing American troops

US base in Iraq attacked once again: Seven rockets fired at Ain al-Assad base housing American troops

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Wednesday, July 07, 2021, 04:12 PM IST
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A view from inside Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. | AFP

Tehran, July 7: Ain al-Assad military base in Iraq has been reportedly targeted with drones again, local Iraqi media reported on Wednesday, according to Iran's Mehr News.

Ain al Asad which is a US military base located in Al Anbar Province in western Iraq is reported to have been targeted with drones.

Iraqi media also confirmed that several explosions were heard at the base.

No further details have come out on the attack yet.

Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath news channel claimed that seven rockets were fired at the American base.

Local Iraqi sources said that the US air defense systems were unable to intercept the drones.

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