“Katyusha rockets on Sunday targeted the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, and one blast was heard inside the base, two army sources said. On Saturday, defense systems at Ain al-Asad intercepted and shot down two drones while they were hovering near the base. Ain al-Asad air base is located in the western Anbar province,” Reuters noted.
This comes after a fifth attack on Saturday. "The drone came down inside the (Ain al-Assad) base" in the western province of Anbar, without causing any casualties or damage, a military source told AFP on condition of anonymity,” Barrons reported on Saturday.
Pro-Iran proxies targeting US forces using drones
In addition, pro-Iran accounts in Iraq published video claiming that they had targeted Erbil in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region. The pro-Iran militias have targeted Erbil airport several times in the past. US forces have a facility at the airport. The pro-Iran proxies use drones to target the airport. READ MORE
