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At least 16 US military bases damaged, some rendered unusable, across Persian Gulf during war with Iran, CNN report says. Iran caused extensive damage to a large portion of US bases in the Persian Gulf using missiles and drones, according to a CNN investigation. The report states that Iran struck at least 16 US military bases across eight Gulf countries, representing the majority of US bases in the area. Several of the bases were reportedly hit so severely that they were rendered inoperable. A US source familiar with the matter told CNN, "I have never seen anything like this at...

U.S. Says Attacks on Troops in Iraq Decline Tue Nov 25, 5:57 AM ET Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! By Alistair LyonBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A top U.S. general said on Tuesday that intensified U.S. military strikes had halved the number of attacks on his forces in Iraq (news - web sites) in the past two weeks, but assaults on Iraqis had surgedGeneral John Abizaid, head of U.S. Central Command, was speaking a day after Iraq's interim authority submitted a timetable for self-rule and asked the U.N. Security Council for a new resolution that would end the U.S.-led occupation...