Baghdad: On Tuesday, two explosives-laden drones were shot down IraqUS air defense as they approached Ain al-Assad Airport, which hosts the US military, to the west of BaghdadAn official of the US-led International Military Alliance said.
US officials have warned in recent weeks that they expect an escalation in attacks against US forces in Iraq. Syria, partly because of the second anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian general Qasemi Sulemani,
A similar attack was thwarted on Monday when Iraqi air defense shot down two drones as they approached a base hosting US forces near Baghdad’s international airport.
Separately, another coalition official told Reuters the coalition had launched strikes against an “imminent threat” after seeing several rocket launch sites near Green Village in Syria.
Although the official did not say which country in the coalition carried out the attacks or who was responsible for the launch sites, Iranian-backed militia forces have occasionally targeted US forces in both Iraq and Syria.
The United States is leading an international military coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
There are about 900 US troops in Syria and another 2,500 in Iraq.
Soleimani was killed on 3 January 2021 in a drone strike near Baghdad airport ordered by the then US President. Donald Trump,
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi Said on Monday that Trump should face trial for murder or Tehran would take revenge.
US officials have warned in recent weeks that they expect an escalation in attacks against US forces in Iraq. Syria, partly because of the second anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian general Qasemi Sulemani,
A similar attack was thwarted on Monday when Iraqi air defense shot down two drones as they approached a base hosting US forces near Baghdad’s international airport.
Separately, another coalition official told Reuters the coalition had launched strikes against an “imminent threat” after seeing several rocket launch sites near Green Village in Syria.
Although the official did not say which country in the coalition carried out the attacks or who was responsible for the launch sites, Iranian-backed militia forces have occasionally targeted US forces in both Iraq and Syria.
The United States is leading an international military coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
There are about 900 US troops in Syria and another 2,500 in Iraq.
Soleimani was killed on 3 January 2021 in a drone strike near Baghdad airport ordered by the then US President. Donald Trump,
Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi Said on Monday that Trump should face trial for murder or Tehran would take revenge.
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