Pentagon Says a ‘Dozen Missiles’ Were Fired From Iran at Iraqi Bases With US Troops

Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq, on Dec. 29, 2019. Nasser Nasser/AP Photo

Iranian officials said missiles were launched at U.S. troops in Iraq in retaliation after Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani’s death in Baghdad, according to Iranian state-run media outlets, in an attack that was later confirmed by the Pentagon.

A Pentagon spokesperson later confirmed missiles were fired at two or more Iraqi bases with American and coalition forces.