{"id":1191038,"date":"2022-01-05T14:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1191038"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:35:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:35:41","slug":"breaking-u-s-forces-under-rocket-attack-at-base-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-u-s-forces-under-rocket-attack-at-base-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: U.S. Forces Under Rocket Attack At Base In Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-u-s-forces-under-rocket-attack-at-base-in-iraq%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1191038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. troops stationed at a military base in Iraq were attacked on Wednesday with a barrage of Katyusha rockets that landed inside the base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to an Iraqi officer, an Iraqi base housing U.S. troops in the western Anbar province was hit with five Katyusha rockets on Wednesday evening; three other rockets fell outside the base\u2019s parameter,\u201d the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/iraq\/rockets-target-u-s-forces-in-iraq-syria-following-days-of-strikes-1.10517645\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said U.S.-led coalition forces at the base were forced into shelters by the barrage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources said that there was no immediate sign of any significant damage or causalities from the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials have warned recently of attacks from Iranian-backed proxies in retaliation for U.S. forces killing Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo explosive-laden drones were shot down on Tuesday by Iraq\u2019s air defenses as they approached the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces,\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/drone-attack-us-forces-foiled-west-baghdad-2022-01-04\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cA similar attack was foiled on Monday, when Iraqi air defenses downed two drones as they approached a base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad\u2019s international airport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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