According to security sources, it has not yet been possible to confirm personal injuries or other damages.
Several missiles have been fired at the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq, security sources say. The base houses forces from the US-led coalition. According to the sources, personal injuries or other damages have not yet been confirmed.
So far, no party has taken a blow to their name.
According to US sources, no missiles hit the base itself in Thursday night’s attack. According to previous initial information, two missiles were reported to have fallen inside the base and two missiles fell on the edges of the base.
The spokesman for the alliance has not yet responded to the Reuters news agency’s request for comment.
The missile strike came two days after the US and Iraqi forces held a meeting in Washington to discuss the phasing out of the alliance. The alliance was founded about a decade ago to fight the Islamist extremist organization ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
Neither the US nor Iraq announced any major decisions after the meeting. However, according to sources, an official announcement about the gradual end of cooperation is expected in the next few weeks.
Both the US and Iraqi administrations have said they want to move to bilateral security cooperation, which could see some US troops remain in Iraq as advisers.
Sources: Reuters, AFP