A picture taken on Jan 13, 2020, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows a view inside Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.
(AYMAN HENNA / AFP)
An attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system on Saturday targeted Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq which hosts the US and other international forces, but it caused no injuries, a coalition spokesman said.
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US Army Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the US-led coalition, said on Twitter that the attack was being investigated but that an initial report suggests that the attack took place at 0220 local time and caused damage to a hangar.
The United States accuses Iran-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its troops in Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's attack.
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