Regional tensions escalate The attack on Ain al-Asad Air Base occurred against a backdrop of escalating regional tensions.
Also on Monday, a U.S. official said American forces had shot down two drones near al-Asad Air Base in Iraq. The circumstances are under investigation. Both officials spoke on condition of ...
In the wee hours of Jan. 8, Tehran retaliated over the U.S. killing of Iran's most powerful general by bombarding the al-Asad air base in Iraq. Among the 2,000 troops stationed there was U.S. Army ...
Several U.S. military personnel are believed to be injured after an apparent rocket attack struck an American air base in Iraq ... attack happened at the Al Asad airbase in western Iraq Monday.
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