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The Pentagon reported that Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq was hit by a missile attack on Saturday night, resulting in injuries to multiple U.S. military members. The attack was carried out by Iranian-backed rebels.

According to a statement posted on social media by U.S. Central Command, several ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-supported fighters from western Iraq around 6:30 p.m. local time.

According to CENTCOM, the base’s air defense systems successfully intercepted the majority of the missiles, but some of them still hit the base.

A strike by a ballistic missile on Al-Asad Airbase resulted in eight injuries and minor damage to the base. In response, the U.S. carried out a retaliatory attack, killing multiple Iranian-backed militia members.

dozens of attacks

Yemen-based Houthi rebels have been accused of targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea, a claim that Tehran has denied.

Iran’s foreign minister confirmed Tuesday

Iranian forces fired ballistic missiles at targets in Iraq and Syria, resulting in condemnation from the U.S. and Iraq. The strikes caused damage near the still-being-built U.S. consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil.

The Pentagon on Tuesday said that, last weekend, 

It captured a large number of boats.

Iran has sent “advanced conventional weapons” to the Houthis.

This report was contributed to by David Martin, Omar Abdulkader, Tucker Reals, and S. Dev.

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