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AnimeFan188 · 2020-01-07, 23:47

Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq:

"Details are still coming in, but Iran has launched a missile attack against U.S. forces
in Iraq, including Al Asad Air Base, in retaliation for the American drone strike that
killed Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian commander, last week. A major rocket barrage
on Al Asad, which sits around 115 miles west of Baghdad, may have also preceded
the strikes. U.S. President Donald Trump has already threatened a major response,
including potential strikes on cultural sites, against Iran in the event of any such
attack.

Al Asad, also known as Ain Assad, hosts a large number of U.S. military personnel, as
well as significant numbers of fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and drones. It is also
the base that U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to in 2018 in his first visit to Iraq.
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, as well as Iran itself and its other regional proxies, had
vowed to retaliate against U.S. forces throughout the Middle East over the death of
Soleimani, who had been head of the Quds Force, last week. The Quds Force is
responsible for providing aid and assistance to foreign terrorist and militant groups
and otherwise conducting covert activities outside of Iran.

The exact scale and scope of the attack is unclear, but Iranian state media has
confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of which the Quds Force is a
part, carried out the attack. Reports say that as many as 10 ballistic missiles may
have been launched toward Al Asad.

There are also reports that additional missiles were fired toward Erbil, the capital of
Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region. U.S. defenses there may have shot
at least one of these down. The U.S. military, as well as the U.S. State Department,
makes heavy use of portions of the airport in Erbil and the U.S. consulate there is a
major diplomatic facility."

See:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...forces-in-iraq

=========================

Unconfirmed via Al Hadath: The downed Ukrainian aircraft outbound from
Tehran was accidentally shot down by Iranian AA units.:

https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivil...ned_ukrainian/

https://fox40.com/2020/01/07/ukraini...after-takeoff/

2020-01-07, 23:47	Link #17
AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq: "Details are still coming in, but Iran has launched a missile attack against U.S. forces in Iraq, including Al Asad Air Base, in retaliation for the American drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian commander, last week. A major rocket barrage on Al Asad, which sits around 115 miles west of Baghdad, may have also preceded the strikes. U.S. President Donald Trump has already threatened a major response, including potential strikes on cultural sites, against Iran in the event of any such attack. Al Asad, also known as Ain Assad, hosts a large number of U.S. military personnel, as well as significant numbers of fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and drones. It is also the base that U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to in 2018 in his first visit to Iraq. Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, as well as Iran itself and its other regional proxies, had vowed to retaliate against U.S. forces throughout the Middle East over the death of Soleimani, who had been head of the Quds Force, last week. The Quds Force is responsible for providing aid and assistance to foreign terrorist and militant groups and otherwise conducting covert activities outside of Iran. The exact scale and scope of the attack is unclear, but Iranian state media has confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of which the Quds Force is a part, carried out the attack. Reports say that as many as 10 ballistic missiles may have been launched toward Al Asad. There are also reports that additional missiles were fired toward Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region. U.S. defenses there may have shot at least one of these down. The U.S. military, as well as the U.S. State Department, makes heavy use of portions of the airport in Erbil and the U.S. consulate there is a major diplomatic facility." See: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...forces-in-iraq ========================= Unconfirmed via Al Hadath: The downed Ukrainian aircraft outbound from Tehran was accidentally shot down by Iranian AA units.: https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivil...ned_ukrainian/ https://fox40.com/2020/01/07/ukraini...after-takeoff/ Last edited by AnimeFan188; 2020-01-08 at 00:09.