The Pentagon said it was still "working on initial battle damage assessments" after "Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq," SIA reports referring to TRT World.
"It is clear that these missiles were launched from Iran and targeted at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US military and coalition personnel at Asad and Erbil," the Pentagon said.
There were no immediate reports on casualties but the Pentagon said it had been ready, after days of steadily mounting tension and exchanges of threats of war. "These bases have been on high alert due to indications that the Iranian regime planned to attack our forces and interests in the region," a spokesman said.
Iran confirms rocket attack on US forces in Iraq
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps confirmed it fired rockets at a US airbase in Iraq in revenge for the killing of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, according to a statement. The statement also warned regional allies of the US that they will be attacked if their countries are used for targeting Iran.
Iran launches large attack on US-led forces in Iraq - Pentagon
Iran has launched an attack on US-led forces in Iraq, the US military said on Tuesday, adding Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel. "We are working on initial battle damage assessments," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement, adding that the bases targeted were at Asad airbase and another in Erbil, Iraq.
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