Attack by Unmanned Aerial Surveillance System Targets Iraqi Air Base
Saturday 08/May/2021 - 03:12 PM
An attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system on Saturday targeted Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq which hosts US and other international forces, but it caused no injuries, a coalition spokesman said.
US Army Colonel Wayne Marotto,
spokesman for the US-led coalition, said on Twitter that the attack was being
investigated but that an initial report suggests that the attack took place at
0220 local time and caused damage to a hangar.
The United States accuses
Iran-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its
troops in Iraq.
There was no immediate claim of
responsibility for Saturday's attack.
