Posted on 01/07/2020 3:29:04 PM PST by rxsid
Iranian retaliation begins with missile attack on Iraqi airbase
By TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 8, 2020 01:21
Initial reports stated that 9 rockets hit the Ain al-Assad airbase on Tuesday. The base hosts American soldiers.
Heavy missile attacks were carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps on the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq that hosts both Iraqi and US soldiers on Tuesday night. Nine missiles hit the airbase, according to Al-Hadath.
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“What’s the warplan?”
I think it’s simply called “bomb the sh*t out of the ragheads into the stone age” or something similar..
Another report of another wave:
DEFCONWarningSystem
@DEFCONWSALERTS
Getting reports of a new wave of IRBM launches from Iran, targets unknown.
7:16 PM · Jan 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/DEFCONWSALERTS/status/1214702385072877569
Fox news Jennifer Griffin reporting no casualties reported , yet.
Wouldn't it be safer for them to eject and ditch their planes in the water? Because if I was Saudi Arabia, I wouldn't trust incoming Iranian planes and would blow them out of the air.
CBS News reported the same..NO casualties on the US side..but there are some Iraqi casualties
It is only civilian traffic.
Thanks, prayers up for servicemen and women.
Just saw this on Twitter. Had to post:
Stephen Miller
@redsteeze
The best thing about times like this is Twitter basically turns into Free Republic vs Daily Kos Comment Section. And buddy you haven’t lived until you’ve gone down both those rabbit holes
Mass Casualties? Sounds like fake news from Iranian Sources. We don’t have that many troops over there.
I bet the sophistication of what we are doing is going to blow our minds much like other wars have. It’s special weapons and tactics day, let’s make it a national holiday!
More than six US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets left Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates at around 2 am Wednesday, according to multiple sources, possibly heading to respond to Tuesday night’s Iranian attack on American targets in Iraq.
The warplanes left the UAE just about two minutes after the Ain Al-Asad Air Base came under rocket and missile fire from Iran, and from a local Iranian proxy militia in Iraq.
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Forces (IRGC), fired at least 12 Fateh-110 ballistic missiles from Iran at various sites where American forces are located, including many which were aimed at Ain Al-Asad.
The Kataib Hezbollah militia, which is the 45th Brigade of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) and an Iranian proxy group, fired at least 40 Katyusha rockets at the base as well.
Bad enough on Twitter without THAT going on. LOL
Welp, its’ going to be a late night. Iran isn’t firing missiles this expensive for show.
“Expert” on CBS surprised by how brazen the attack is, expects a response from the USA. Huge escalation in type of weapons used.
I hope the Mullahs are sh**ting their robes before the night is over.
december a number of missiles landed near the base. Fox News Trace
Repost of an old video. Not accurate
Get serious about dates. Do you know when the last B-52 was built?
Reportedly we do since these attacks are fairly common. Phalanx systems?
That’s why I say leave the refineries.
They can’t sell it in-country to a third world economy.
Camels don’t use it.
The lack of distribution and markets will shut down the refineries while preserving the infrastructure for the incoming economy.
Refineries never go cold in a normal shut-down.
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