[EN.ALGHADEERTV.NET] After it was reported that sirens were heard at Ain al-Assad Air Base, local Iraqi media now report that the base had been targeted by a dronezap last night.The Iraqi Sabereen News-Telegram Channel reported that the siren went off at the Ain al-Assad base in Al Anbar Province this morning following a dronezap.
Sabereen telegram channel said that the Iraq base which hosts the US troops were attacked by two drones this morning.
According to the report, the attack took place at 1:35 a.m. local time and US forces quickly closed the roads leading to the base.
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another Iraq news website, Nas News also reported that the Iraq Information Center had confirmed in a statement the drone attack against Ain al-Assad.
The statement said that the air defense base at Ain al-Assad base "confronted two drones and was able to shoot them down."
The troops stationed in Ain al-Assad have been put on alert, according to the local Iraq media reports.
| Rudaw adds: |
The Ain al-Asad airbase attack came shortly after a rocket struck near the BDSC in the Iraqi capital.
"At approximately 0015 local time, the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center (BDSC) was attacked by one rocket round. The rocket impacted near the BDSC and caused no injuries or damage," coalition spokesperson Colonel Wayne Marotto tweeted early Sunday morning.
| And from An Nahar: |
The US consistently blames Iran-linked Iraqi factions for rocket attacks against Iraqi installations housing its personnel.
Since the start of this year there have been 39 attacks against US interests in Iraq.
The vast majority have been bombs against logistics convoys, while 14 were rocket attacks, some of them claimed by pro-Iran factions, who aim to pressure Washington into withdrawing all their troops.
The use of drones against American interests by these factions is a relatively new tactic, although the US military has previously accused pro-Iran Iraqi groups of helping Yemen's Huthi rebels carry out attacks using such devices against Saudi interests.