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Post by OmegaMan on Jan 8, 2020 1:49:59 GMT -5
Trump says 'so far, so good' as casualties and damage are assessed after Iran fired barrage of ballistic missiles in operation 'Martyr Soleimani' at two US bases in Iraq including one he visited
Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing American troops on Tuesday Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq that was visited by Trump in December 2018 and the Erbil base in Iraqi Kurdistan were both struck by the missiles Pentagon says the missiles were 'clearly launched from Iran' to target U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq Trump tweeted 'all is well' and 'so far so good' as the damage and casualties continued to be assessed Trump said he would be making an official statement on Wednesday morning regarding the attacks Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were spotted arriving at the White House shortly after news of the attacks broke Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they fired the rockets in retaliation for last week's killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani They reported the operation's name was 'Martyr Soleimani' and it took place just hours after the slain general's funeral The rockets used in the attack, according to Iranian TV, are Fatteh-110 ballistic missiles, which have a range of 186 miles or 300km By EMILY CRANE and LEAH SIMPSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 16:49 EST, 7 January 2020 | UPDATED: 23:57 EST, 7 January 2020 President Donald Trump says 'all is well' and 'so far so good' as the damage and casualties continue to be assessed after Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing American troops in a revenge attack for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general. Full story with pictures and video at link
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