Ain al-Assad base, which houses American forces, was attacked with 3 missiles, two of which hit the southern part of the base, while the third fell behind its outer fence.
A statement by the Prime Minister's Security Media Cell, quoted by the Iraqi News Agency, said that two missiles fell outside the Iraqi base of Ain al-Assad in Anbar Governorate this evening, Saturday, without significant losses, adding that the security forces opened an investigation to find out the circumstances of the accident.
For its part, sources in the Popular Mobilization said that the missiles were launched from the Heet area, adjacent to the city of Al-Baghdadi, west of Anbar.
And the French Press Agency quoted a source in the international coalition led by the United States to fight the Islamic State that al-Qaeda "was not injured," noting that "there were no casualties in the coalition crew."
The agency also reported that an unknown group calling itself the "International Resistance Faction" claimed the attack via a pro-Iranian channel on Telegram.
recurring targeting
Ain al-Assad base includes forces from the international coalition, but it is under the management of Iraqi forces, and it is repeatedly targeted by booby-trapped drones or missiles.
On the eighth of last April, a booby-trapped drone was shot down when it tried to enter the vicinity of the base.
In recent months, dozens of missile or drone attacks have targeted American interests in Iraq, and no party has generally claimed responsibility for these attacks, but the United States attributes them to Iraqi factions loyal to Iran.
And Iraq officially announced on the ninth of last December that the presence of foreign “combat” forces in the country ended at the end of 2021, and that the new mission of the international coalition was advisory and training only.
There are still 2,500 American soldiers and 1,000 coalition soldiers deployed in 3 Iraqi military bases, including Ain al-Assad.