Iran fires multiple missiles at U.S. base in Iraq in revenge for Soleimani's assassination - It's Over 9000!

Iran fires multiple missiles at U.S. base in Iraq in revenge for Soleimani's assassination

BALADI NEWS

Tehran launched more than a dozen missiles at the al-Asad and Erbil bases in the early hours of Wednesday in revenge for America's assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

There were no reports of casualties as Iranian state TV claimed 80 "American terrorists" had been killed and US helicopters and military equipment damaged, without providing any evidence to back up its claims.

It is said that a runway used by US military planes and an aircraft at al-Asad were destroyed.

The UK's Ministry of Defence said there have been no British casualties and US President Donald Trump tweeted that an assessment of casualties and damage from the strikes was underway, adding: "All is well!"

The Pentagon has said the missiles were clearly launched from Iran to target both US military and coalition forces.

Iranian state TV said Tehran had fired 15 missiles at US targets in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday, five days after the US killed General Soleimani, a top military chief, in a drone strike near Baghdad's airport.

Iraq said 22 missiles were fired.

Two of the missiles aimed at Erbil, in the north, were hit in mid-air by local air defense systems, the Daily Mirror was told.

The bases house US-led coalition troops who are involved in the fight against ISIS and other missions.

The UK has about 400 troops in Iraq, while the US has more than 5,000.

France, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Poland said none of their troops in Iraq were killed or injured. Iraq also said there were no casualties in its forces.

In a televised address, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who wept over General Soleimani's coffin on Monday, hailed the strikes as "successful" and he told the US to pull its troops out of the region.

Describing the missile strikes as a "slap on the face" for Washington, he said: "Military action like this is not sufficient. What is important is ending the corrupting presence of America in the region.

"This region will not accept the presence of America."

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Wednesday's strikes were "legitimate self-defense" and Iran would respond accordingly if the US retaliated.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard confirmed it was behind the revenge attacks and warned the US and regional allies against retaliating.

Source: Daily Mirror. 

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