The US central command revealed that eleven US soldiers were injured in an Iranian attack on an Iraqi base where US soldiers were deployed.
What’s the context? Earlier this month, an Iranian missile strike hit two Iraqi bases where US troops were deployed. This act was the Iranian retaliation for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. Following this attack, the US military claimed there were no casualties saying, “While no US service members were killed in the Jan 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad Air base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed,” US Central Command spokesman Captain Bill Urban said in a statement. US President Donald Trump further reiterated this point the next morning by saying that “no American were harmed in last night’s attack.” At the time of the attack, most of the US troops deployed there were i bunkers due to advanced warning. The US military maintained that although no troops were injured, there was serious damage to material. Plot Twist Captain Bill Urban has now made a statement saying, “in the days following the attack, out of an abundance of caution, some service members were transported from Al Asad Air Base.” “At this time, eight individuals have been transported to Landstuhl, and three have been transported to Camp Arifjan,” he said, referring to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. What else? In addition to the sprawling Ain Al Asad airbase in western Iraq, Iran’s missiles also targeted a base in Arbil, housing both American and other foreign troops deployed in a US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the militant Islamic State group. “When deemed fit for duty, the service members are expected to return to Iraq following screening,” Urban said. Keep up to date with more news at ProperGaanda: Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor gets transferred and replaced by a new DGISPR