Several US troops injured in missile attack on base in Iraq

Several US personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq today, three US officials tell Reuters.

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say the suspected rocket attack took place at Al Asad airbase in Iraq, citing initial information which could change.

“Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment,” one of the officials adds.

Two Katyusha rockets were fired at the base in western Iraq, security sources say. One security source says the rockets fell inside the base.

The US is bracing for Iran to make good on its vow to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last week in Tehran – one in a series of killings of senior figures in the Palestinian terror group as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza rages.