US soldiers suffer brain injuries in attack on Iraqi base

CENTCOM issued a statement about the attack on the Ain al-Asad base located in western Iraq. “On January 20, around 18:30 Baghdad time, several ballistic missiles and rockets were fired towards the airbase”.

“Most of the missiles were tracked by the air defense systems but some were hit the base and the damages are being assessed”, the statement claimed, adding that some soldiers also suffered brain injuries and are currently undergoing examinations.

Western news agencies quoted a US military source and an Iraqi police official as saying that at least 12 missiles were fired at the…