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Several U.S. military personnel were injured in a missile attack Saturday night by Iranian-backed rebels on Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq, the Pentagon said.

At about 6:30 p.m. local time, multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were fired by Iranian-backed militants from western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted to social media.

The base's air defense systems intercepted "most of the missiles," but "others impacted the base," CENTCOM reported.

Multiple U.S. personnel were being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, CENTCOM said, and at least one Iraqi soldier was also wounded. No further details were immediately provided.

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[-] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago

The theocracy is losing its grip on the people. But like typical authoritarian assholes, they're trying to rally the people behind external enemies. Poking at the great Satan is one of their favorite call backs.

It also helps as a distraction for Pootin.

Hamas also attacked Israel because of negotiations with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis and Israel are tired of Iran backing terrorist proxies causing conflicts in and around their countries. Are so tired they'd rather make peace even though they don't like each other to team up on Iran. The timing of Hamas attacking was no mistake. It was in the lead up to those peace negotiations to derail the talks.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

You make good points, friend.

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