ALBAWABA - Earlier this morning, a number of Katyusha airstrikes hit the Ain Al Asad military base, which houses U.S. military troops in Al Anbar governorate, 200 kilometers west of Baghdad.
The attack was timed to coincide with a strike on a truck traveling from Baghdad to Al Anbar and thought to belong to an armed faction. According to Iraqi security officials, the bombardment is thought to have been carried out by US troops in response to the recent strikes on their military bases.
A military official in the Army Operations Command of Anbar governorate told "The New Arab" that the truck, which belonged to Hezbollah, was on the highway that linked western Baghdad to Iraqi-Syrian borders, near Abu Ghraib area.
Local police in Al Anbar said that the attack occurred around 5 a.m., causing severe damage to a vehicle, with sounds of violent explosions heard around the area.
Footage and photos of the damaged truck circulated on the internet on accounts that are pro-Iraqi armed factions. However, local authorities have yet to officially comment on the incident.
Earlier this month, security sources reported to Reuters that an explosive device targeted a joint patrol involving American forces and the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service near Musil.
Simultaneously, a bomb-laden drone was successfully intercepted near the Ain Al-Asad base in Iraq, fortunately without any deaths. Hundreds of US soldiers have been injured in over 48 recorded incidents during this period, suggesting a rise in violence in the region.
