Iranians Strike At U.S. Targets in Iraq
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The blowback has begun.
Delivering on promises to retaliate after the assassination of general Qasem Soleimani, Iran has launched missiles at at least two U.S. bases in Iraq, including the Al Assad airbase. The strikes represent a significant increase in the risk of an all-out war between the United States and Iran.
Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman confirmed the attacks in a statement:
“At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. It is clear that these missiles were launched from Iran and targeted at at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. military and coalition personnel at Al-Assad and Irbil.” The results of the attack were not immediately clear. Hoffman said the Department of Defense was “working on initial battle damage assessments.”
New York Times reporter Farnaz Fassihi linked the timing of the attacks to the hour that a U.S. drone struck and killed Soliemani.
Attacks were timed around 1.20 am exact same time the US assassinated Gen. Soleimani.#Iraq #AlAssadBase #Iran
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) January 7, 2020
Farnaz also passed on a statement from the Iranian government calling for withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region to “prevent more damage.”
#BREAKING: #Iran IRGC statement:
"We call on Americans to recall all their soldiers back home to prevent more damage."#Iraq #AlAssadBase— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) January 7, 2020
In a tweet, Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham wrote: “The President has been briefed and is monitoring the situation closely and consulting with his national security team.”
A deputy to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed that Vice President Pence has briefed her “on the Iranian attacks on facilities housing U.S. troops in Iraq.”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
via https://www.DMT.NEWS/
Tim Dickinson, Khareem Sudlow, DMTDaily
