From The NYT, report updated 5 minutes ago:
Hossein Soleimani, the editor in chief of Mashregh, the main Revolutionary Guards news website, said that more than 30 ballistic missiles had been fired at the American base at Asad, in Anbar Province, in western Iraq. An American base in Erbil, in northern Iraq, was also attacked. ..."No casualties reported by the Times, but a Sputnik update below mentions unknown an unspecified number of casualties among Iraqis at the Asad base.
Sputnik
03:59 08.01.2020 (updated 04:27 08.01.2020)
On Wednesday morning, approximately 35 missiles were launched by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) striking US targets in Erbil, Iraq and the country's Ayn al-Asad Air Base, which houses US military forces.
Later, a second series of rockets was launched toward US targets in Iraq, according to Iranian media reports. According to a military source cited by VOA News' Carla Babb, around five rockets have struck Camp Taji - a US coalition base located 27 kilometres north of Baghdad.
Iranian Press TV said IRGC had warned that US regional allies would be attacked if their territories and bases are used by the United States to launch attacks against Iran.
Last week, Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike ordered by US President Donald Trump at the Baghdad International Airport, with his assassination dramatically escalating tensions in the Middle East. In response, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani swore that Tehran would avenge his death.
SPUTNIK UPDATES
- 04:43
US Federal Aviation Authority Bans Flights Over Persian Gulf Due to Heightened Military Activities
"Certain flights… are prohibited from operating in the overwater airspace above the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman due to heightened military activities," the FAA said in a notice on Tuesday. - 04:42
Ministers Leave White House as Their Talks With Trump Are Over - CNN
- 04:40
Trump Will Not Deliver Address to Nation on Tuesday Night - CNN
- 04:31
Israel's Air Force, Air Defence on High Alert Amid the Attacks - Al Arabiya
- 04:27
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Arrives at Iranian Operations HQ to Track the Attacks - Reports
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has arrived at the Iranian operations headquarters to coordinate attacks on US facilities in Iraq, MSNBC reports citing Iranian State TV. - 04:10
US Forces in Syria on High Alert, Moving to Base Close to Iraqi Border - Reports
US Forces in eastern Syrian Deir ez-Zur province are on high alert and started moving to the military base close to the Iraqi border, following the attack, state-run Syria TV reported.Syria TV also said that they received information regarding the beginning of an evacuation of US forces from the Al-Omar oil field and the Conoco gas field. US troops are on their way to the military base near Ash Shaddadi town in Hasakah province. - 04:03
Preparations Underway for Trump to Possibly Address Nation From Oval Office - Reports
Preparations are underway for US President Donald Trump to address the American people from the Oval Office, CNN reported. - 04:02
Pompeo, Esper Arrive at White House in the Wake of the Attack - Reports
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper arrived at the White House in the wake of a missile attack on American forces in Iraq, CNN reported. - 04:00
Casualties Among Iraqis Following the Attack - Reports
There are casualties among the Iraqis after the Iranian attack on the US Ain Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a security source.No further information is provided on the number of casualties or were the victims killed or wounded.
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