Iran's missile attacks on US bases in Iraq left 11 servicemen injured
Washington/UNI: Missile attacks by Iran on US bases in Iraq, staged on January 8, left 11 US servicemen injured, media reported.
On January 8, Iran launched missile attacks against two military bases in Iraq housing US troops in response to the United States’ killing of top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. Both US President Donald Trump and the Pentagon said that no US servicemen had been injured in the incident.
According to the Defense One media outlet, the injured servicemen were transported to military hospitals in Germany and Kuwait where they are treated for traumatic brain injury.
“As a standard procedure, all personnel in the vicinity of a blast are screened for traumatic brain injury, and if deemed appropriate, are transported to a higher level of care. At this time, eight individuals have been transported to Landstuhl [Germany], and three have been transported to Camp Arifjan [Kuwait],” a US military official told the outlet.
In response to the Iran's missile attacks, the US administration announced new sanctions against it, designating eight senior Iran officials involved in the assault, and 17 Iran iron and steel companies.
Image credit : UNI
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