There was more escalation from “Iranian proxies” on Saturday.
According to reports, there was a large ballistic missile attack on U.S. troops at the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.
According to Fox’s Lucas Tomlinson,15 Patriot missiles were fired to deal with the attack, which shows you how big the attack was.
BREAKING: Over 15 U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missiles fired from al-Asad air base in Iraq to intercept incoming Iranian missiles – source
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 20, 2024
Yet, some of them still got through. Tomlinson retweeted Senior Fellow at the Middle Eastern Institute, Charles Lister, who shared that the Iran-directed “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” claimed responsibility.
Some updates:
– Not rockets, but tactical ballistic missiles;
– U.S. injuries confirmed;
– 15+ U.S. Patriot missiles were launched to intercept, but some missiles still got through — meaning…
