Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital strike
Source: Associated Press
Troops hurt after three drones attack US bases in Iraq as tensions flare after Gaza hospital strike
BY ABBY SEWELL, TARA COPP AND QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Updated 6:09 PM EDT October 18, 2023
BEIRUT (AP) — Coalition forces were slightly injured in Iraq in a spate of drone attacks over the last 24 hours at U.S. bases in Iraq as regional tensions flare following the deadly bombing of a hospital in Gaza.
Two drones targeted the al Asad airbase in western Iraq used by U.S. forces and one drone targeted a base in northern Iraq, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. U.S. forces intercepted all three, destroying two but only damaging the third, which led to minor injuries among coalition forces at the western base, according to a statement Wednesday by U.S. Central Command.
The U.S. official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the attacks.
“In this moment of heightened alert, we are vigilantly monitoring the situation in Iraq and the region. U.S. forces will defend U.S. and coalition forces against any threat,” Central Command said in the release.
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