Four rockets landed near Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, where US troops are stationed, on Thursday, but no one was injured and there was no damage to the base, Fox News reported.
A US defense official told Fox News that the rockets did not land on the base.
The attack came just days after U.S. and Iraqi officials met at a Pentagon summit to discuss timing for the end of the anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq and a transition to a bilateral security relationship in which some U.S. troops are likely to remain.
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Iraqi security forces stand near a military helicopter at Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq’s Anbar province on December 29, 2019. REUTERS/Tayir al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (Reuters/Tayer Al Sudani)
Iran-aligned Iraqi factions have demanded the withdrawal of all 2,500 US troops remaining in the country.
The attack on the air base came just a day after fighter jets intercepted two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers off the coast of Alaska.
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U.S. Army soldiers train at Al Asad Air Base, located in western Iraq. (Source: U.S. Army)
US and Canadian NORAD fighter jets intercepted the aircraft.
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US soldiers remove debris at Ain al-Asad military airbase in Anbar province, western Iraq, in a photo taken during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition battling remnants of the Islamic State on January 13, 2020. (Ayman Hena)
Iranian-backed forces in Iraq have carried out dozens of attacks on U.S. military bases in the country since the start of the Israeli-Gaza war in October last year, but attacks have slowed since February.
Fox News’ Stephanie Prince and Reuters contributed to this report.
