US Casualty Count Rises For Third Time After Military Base Attack
The disclosed injury figure of injured personnel has risen from zero to 50 since the strike on Al Asad air base earlier this month.
The disclosed injury figure of injured personnel has risen from zero to 50 since the strike on Al Asad air base earlier this month.
There are reports of injuries after unclaimed strikes landed in the Iraqi capital's Green Zone.
Al Asad air base and a site in Erbil were both attacked, with a total of 15 missiles being fired.
After previously stating no personnel were hurt at Al Asad air base it has been confirmed troops were treated for "concussion symptoms ".
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No injuries were reported among coalition forces at the base in what has been described as a "small attack".
Four were injured in the attack on the air base which is around 50 miles north of Baghdad.
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