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  • 19 Jul 2024 00:18
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Sources had told Al Mayadeen that the attack targeted a commercial center and a fuel station within the base.

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    Parts of the wreckage of a drone are laid out on the ground near the Ain al-Asad airbase, in the western Anbar province of Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (International Coalition via AP)

Two drones attacked the Ain al-Assad Air Base in Iraq on Wednesday, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh confirmed.

In a press briefing on Thursday, Singh claimed that one drone was successfully destroyed, while the other caused minor damage to the base.

The spokesperson told Al Mayadeen that the US enjoys a "great partnership with the Iraqi government," adding that the Pentagon is taking the proper measures to ensure the safety and security of US forces in Iraq and will continue to engage with Iraqi counterparts on the ground.

Sources had confirmed to Al Mayadeen that US forces at the Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, western Iraq, were targeted with kamikaze drones early Wednesday morning.

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The sources revealed that the attack targeted a commercial center and a fuel station within the base.

No side has claimed responsibility for the attack on Ain al-Assad.

This is the first attack on an American base in Iraq since the Islamic Resistance in Iraq suspended its operations against US forces in the region to not go against the wishes of the Iraqi government, which has been engaged in talks since January to negotiate a timeline for the withdrawal of the US-led international military coalition from the country.

The US military has some 2,500 troops deployed in Iraq and 900 in Syria with the international coalition.

Since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibility for more than 175 rocket and drone strikes against US bases in Iraq and Syria in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance, demanding an end to the ongoing massacres.

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