Missiles are targeting the U.S. Military’s Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, according to multiple reports from credible sources.
“At least 10 rockets hit al-Asad airbase in Iraq, which houses US forces” CNN reports, citing, a Sunni commander of the paramilitary forces in a nearby town.
Bloomberg News adds that “Iran has started operation ‘Martyr Soleimani’ at dawn today with several rockets being fired at Ayn al-Asad base in Iraq, state television reported, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.”
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