{"id":76997,"date":"2022-04-30T19:22:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=76997"},"modified":"2022-04-30T19:22:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T19:22:26","slug":"rocket-attack-targets-ain-al-assad-airbase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/76997\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket attack\u00a0targets Ain al-Assad\u00a0Airbase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ERBIL, IRAQ (North Press<\/strong>) &#8211; &nbsp;On Saturday, rockets hit Ain al-Assad&nbsp;Airbase, which hosts US and other international forces in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Three Grad missiles landed on the vicinity of Ain al-Assad military base in Anbar Governorate, western Iraq,&#8221; Iraqi media outlets reported a security source in the Anbar Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe attack caused no material damage or casualties,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ain al-Asad has been the frequent target of rocket attacks attributed to Iran-backed Shiite militias operating both in Iraq and Syria. 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