US Ain al-Assad airbase targeted by missile

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Iraqi security sources reported a rocket attack on the Ain al-Assad base in the west of the country.

News ID: 83480

Date: 21 June 2021 - 03:39

Some media sources reported a rocket attack on the Ain al-Assad airbase in Iraq's Anbar province.

Some sources also announced on Sunday that a missile hit a place near the airbase, adding that following the attack, American planes flew over the base.

Two rockets are said to have been fired at Ain al-Assad from the al-Baghdadi area of Anbar province.

This attack comes as a security source in Al-Anbar province announced yesterday the arrival of American convoys carrying military equipment at the Ain al-Asad base in western Al-Anbar province, saying that these convoys were moving from Basra province to Al-Anbar.

According to the source, the convoys were moved with the support of US security companies and drones, and US forces are strengthening their presence at the Ain al-Asad base for unknown reasons.