2020 Iranian attack on U.S. forces in Iraq
| Iranian missile attack on U.S.-led coaleetion forces in Iraq | |
|---|---|
| Pairt o the Persie Gulf creesis an the Iran–Saudi Arabie proxy conflict | |
  Al Asad Airbase Location o Al Asad Airbase in Iraq | |
| Operational scope | Multiple-steids targetit militar strick |
| Location | Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Govrenorate, Iraq 33°48′N 42°26′E / 33.800°N 42.433°ECoordinates: 33°48′N 42°26′E / 33.800°N 42.433°E |
| Planned bi |  Iran |
| Commandit bi | Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami |
| Target | Al Asad Airbase |
| Date | 8 Januar 2020 (UTC+03:00) |
| Executit bi | Aerospace Force o the Islamic Revolutionary Gaird Corps[1] |
| Ootcome | 6 tae 10 Fateh-313 missiles hit Ayn al-Asad Airbase 1 Qiam 1 missile hits 20 miles frae Erbil Internaitional Airport (alleged) 1 Qiam 1 missile reaches Erbil Internaitional Airport an daes nae explode (alleged) 3 Qiam 1 missiles fail in the air (alleged) |
| Casualties | Na Iraqi or American casualties offeecially reportit; Mair nor 80 U.S. sodgers killt an 200 injured (accordin tae Iranian media)[2] |
On 8 Januar 2020, in a militar operation code named Operation Mairtyr Soleimani (Persie: عملیات شهید سلیمانی),[3] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Gaird Corps (IRGC) launched 22 ballistic missiles at the Ayn al-Asad airbase in Al Anbar Govrenorate, Wastren Iraq, as weel as anither airbase in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, in response tae the assassination o Major General Qasem Soleimani bi Unitit States forces.[4][5][6]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "بیانیه رسمی سپاه درباره حملات موشکی سنگین به پایگاه آمریکایی عین الاسد | نام عملیات: شهید سلیمانی". همشهری آنلاین. 7 Januar 2020.
- ↑ "Iran claims 80 American troops killed in missile barrage; US says no casualties". The Times of Israel. 8 Januar 2020. Retrieved 8 Januar 2020.
- ↑ "Iran launches missiles into US air bases in Iraq: US official". ABC News (in Inglis). Retrieved 7 Januar 2020.
- ↑ Washington (earlier), Maanvi Singh Joan E. Greve in; Doherty, Ben; Butler, Ben; Safi, Michael; Safi, Michael; Borger, Julian (8 Januar 2020). "Iran launches missiles at US forces in Iraq at al-Asad and Erbil—live updates". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 Januar 2020.
- ↑ Eqbali, Aresu; Malsin, Jared; Leary, Alex (7 Januar 2020), "Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Forces in Iraq", Wall Street Journal, retrieved 7 Januar 2020
- ↑ "Iran Fires Missiles at Two U.S. Bases in Iraq: Live Updates". The New York Times (in Inglis). 8 Januar 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 Januar 2020.