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US military says Houthi antiship missiles destroyed, hit targets in Iraq linked to armed groups aligned with Iran. The United States military launched new strikes in Yemen against Houthi antiship missiles and facilities in Iraq targeting Iran-backed armed groups it says were behind missile and drone attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria. The […]
24 January 2024, 00:40 GMT Updated 37 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral for militants killed in a US strike in northern Iraq last month The US says its forces have carried out strikes in Iraq on three facilities […]
The U.S. military on Tuesday struck targets in Iraq, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said in a statement, in retaliation for attacks Iranian-backed militias have been launching against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria — including one Saturday in Iraq involving missiles that the Pentagon said was one of the “larger-scale” attacks yet on […]
The United States on Tuesday carried out military strikes against three facilities in western Iraq associated with Iran-linked militias that American officials say attacked a major base in Iraq on Saturday, according to the Pentagon’s Central Command, injuring at least four U.S. service members. The American strikes near Iraq’s border with Syria on Tuesday hit […]
Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/FILE This aerial photograph taken on March 8, 2023 shows The Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. CNN — The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the country on Tuesday following repeated attacks on US […]
U.S. personnel suffered brain injuries in a ballistic missile attack Sunday. January 23, 2024, 4:56 PM ET • 4 min read The U.S. on Tuesday staged airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq in retaliation for ballistic missiles fired Sunday against Al-Assad airbase that left four U.S. personnel with traumatic brain injuries, two U.S . . […]
American soldiers are reportedly wounded in attacks allegedly by Iran-linked groups as fears grow of a wide regional conflict. Iran-backed armed groups have targeted US troops in Iraq hours after Tehran vowed revenge and blamed Israel for a deadly attack on a building housing its elite forces in the Syrian capital Damascus, driving fears of […]
In the latest escalation against U.S. forces in the Middle East, Iranian-backed militias launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and rockets at Al-Assad airbase in western Iraq on Saturday that left several U.S. personnel being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command. Most of . . .
This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption toggle caption Nasser Nasser/AP This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. Nasser Nasser/AP An […]
Breaking down rising tension in Middle East Breaking down rising conflicts in the Middle East 06:43 Several U.S. personnel were injured in a missile attack Saturday night by Iranian-backed rebels on Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq, the Pentagon said. At about 6:30 p.m. local time, multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were fired by Iranian-backed militants from […]