An Iranian missile impact at the al-Assad Iraqi base in Anbar Province, Iraq on January 8, 2020 (via @BaxtiyarGoran on Twitter)
The Pentagon has confirmed that at least 2 Iraqi bases housing US troops were struck by ballistic missiles launched from inside Iran. The al-Assad airbase in Anbar Province, in the Sunni Arab heartland, and a base near Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, were both struck by 15 missiles. Sunni and Kurdish MP’s boycotted the vote in the Iraqi parliament on Sunday to mandate the expulsion of US forces from Iraq, indicating the the regime in Tehran was not only sending a message to the United States with this attack, but to Sunnis and Kurds as well.
The Pentagon has reported no casualties among American service members, although casualties have been reported among Iraqi troops, including possibly the chief of Iraqi operations in Anbar province.
US President Trump is reportedly meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Esper at the White House to assess the outcome in the attacks. President Trump has already threatened the Iranian regime on Twitter regarding retaliatory attacks on Iraqi bases for the death of Qassam Soleimani, promising a “disproportionate” response.
This story is developing and will be updated with new/revised information as available. We encourage our global prayer partners to join us in prayer for the safety of both military personnel, civilians and ministry teams on the ground throughout the region in the coming days, and for divine wisdom to be granted to President Trump and other world leaders in their response to the aggression of the Iranian regime.
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IRAN, IRAQ, UNITED STATESJANUARY 8, 2020