According to Iraqi officials, the attack took place early Tuesday morning. According to them, both missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense. Neither the Reuters agency nor the sources indicated who was behind the attack or whether there were any victims or injuries at the scene.
A similar incident happened at the end of August. Even then, two missiles from the Katusha rocket launcher were fired at the American air base Ain al-Asad in the west of Iraq. The attack then took place at a time when Israel killed Fuad Shukr, a high-ranking official of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, in Beirut.
Tuesday’s attack on the base hosting American troops happened at the same time that Israel is attacking Lebanese border villages with tanks and artillery. According to the media, the team is preparing the ground for a ground operation, which could take place in the following hours.
