{"id":2105212,"date":"2023-11-21T17:31:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-catches-iran-backed-fighters-attacking-base-ends-them-with-ac-130-gunship\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:33:34","slug":"us-military-catches-iran-backed-fighters-attacking-base-ends-them-with-ac-130-gunship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-catches-iran-backed-fighters-attacking-base-ends-them-with-ac-130-gunship\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military Catches Iran-Backed Fighters Attacking Base, Ends Them with AC-130 Gunship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fus-military-catches-iran-backed-fighters-attacking-base-ends-them-with-ac-130-gunship%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=2105212&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--><h2>US Military Catches\u200c Iran-Backed Fighters Attacking Base, Ends Them with AC-130 Gunship<\/h2>\n<p>An unknown number of terrorists met their demise in Iraq on Tuesday after \u2064they launched an attack on \u200bU.S. troops\u2064 in the western part\u200d of\u2062 the\u200d country. In\u200b a thrilling turn of events, \u200cthe terrorists were swiftly\u200b dealt with by a\u2062 U.S. military AC-130 gunship.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command confirmed on its \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/musk-tells-rogan-real-reason-bought-twitter-going-sound-melodramatic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> page that American \u2064troops at al-Assad Airbase were targeted by missiles.\u200d The militants, \u200dwho were supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-israeli-linked-ship-seized-iranian-backed-militants-grave-incident-global-consequence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran<\/a>, were tracked down and eliminated from \u2063the air.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On 21 Nov. an AC-130 gunship engaged \u200cindividuals responsible \u2062for launching a \u200dmissile attack on \u200cU.S. and\u200b Coalition personnel at Al Assad Airbase, Iraq. \u200bThe gunship maintained visual\u200c confirmation of the individuals from the \u2062time of the launch to the time\u200d of engagement. This strike\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KGSeAGi3fk\">pic.twitter.com\/KGSeAGi3fk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1727042199626698949?\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-biden-pentagon-exposed-buying-russian-fuel-oil-evading-wartime-sanctions-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Defense<\/a> officials who\u2062 spoke\u200d to\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/us-gunship-strikes-back-iran-linked-militants-injured\/story?id=105070277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>, it is believed that multiple terrorists\u2064 were killed in the counterstrike. The officials also confirmed that a number of U.S. troops were\u200d wounded \u2064or \u2063injured\u200c in the missile \u200battack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u2063can confirm an attack \u2064last \u2062night \u2064by Iran-backed militias using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-may-provide-air-defense-capability-to-iran-or-hezbollah-us-warns\/\" title=\"Russia may provide air defense capability to Iran or Hezbollah, US warns\">close-range ballistic missile<\/a> against U.S. \u2064and coalition \u2064forces at al-Assad \u200cAirbase in\u2063 Iraq,\u200d which resulted in\u2062 several non-serious injuries \u200dand some minor damage to \u200dinfrastructure,\u201d said deputy Defense Department press\u2063 secretary Sabrina Singh.<\/p>\n<p>DoD press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat \u200bRyder\u2064 stated that eight U.S.\u2064 service\u200c members were injured. He \u2064added, \u201cImmediately following the attack, a U.S. \u200bmilitary AC-130 aircraft in the area conducted a self-defense strike against an Iranian-backed\u200b militia \u200dvehicle and a number of Iranian-backed \u2063militia personnel involved in\u2062 this attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063AC-130 gunship, known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-military-catches-iran-backed-fighters-attacking-base-ends-them-with-ac-130-gunship\/\" title=\"US Military Catches Iran-Backed Fighters Attacking Base, Ends Them with AC-130 Gunship\">stealthy ground-target \u2063engagement\u2063 capabilities<\/a>, has\u2064 been \u2064a vital asset\u200d for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-loses-military-dominance-china-key-area-profound-implications-predicted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the U.S. military<\/a> since the Vietnam \u200bWar.<\/p>\n<p>American \u2064troops stationed in the Middle East have been facing\u200d escalating attacks from Iran-backed militias since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks against Israel. Tuesday\u2019s missile \u200dlaunch\u200c at al-Assad marked the 66th such attack since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-hamas-reach-tentative-ceasefire-agreement-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel\u2019s<\/a> war on \u2063terror began.<\/p>\n<p>Since Oct. 17, American troops stationed in \u200dboth Iraq and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-isis-leader-syria-killed-riding-motorcycle-us-drone-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syria<\/a> have been under fire. A\u2062 total of 70 U.S. service members have been injured, with some suffering from traumatic brain\u200b injuries.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The Western Journal has been labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply because we have a\u200c biblical \u2064worldview and speak the truth\u200c about \u2062what is happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech and\u2063 woke advertisers \u200cdictate the content we share with our \u200bcommunity. We stand for truth. We stand\u200b for freedom. 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If you would\u200b rather <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">become a WJ member<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2064 outright, you can do that today as well. Your support means we can continue to expose false narratives \u200band defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please\u2064 stand with us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for\u200d your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u200c post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-military-catches-iran-backed-fighters-attacking-base-ends-ac-130-gunship\/\">US Military Catches\u2062 Iran-Backed Fighters Attacking Base, Ends Them with AC-130 Gunship<\/a> appeared first\u200d on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200cWestern\u2064 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bmany \u2063US service members \u200dwere injured in the missile attack and what actions were taken to retaliate against the Iranian-backed militias<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The \u2064US military successfully neutralized a group \u200dof Iran-backed fighters\u200b who launched\u200b an attack on American troops in Iraq. The incident \u200boccurred on Tuesday \u200bin\u200b the western part of the country, and it\u2063 resulted in the swift response of a US \u2062military AC-130\u200c gunship.<\/p>\n<p>The US Central \u2064Command confirmed on its official\u2064 page that the \u2063al-Assad Airbase, \u2063where American\u200c troops are stationed, was\u200b targeted by missiles. The militants responsible for the attack, who were\u200b supported by Iran, \u2062were tracked down and eliminated through an airstrike from the AC-130 gunship.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to Department\u2064 of Defense officials who\u200c spoke to ABC News, multiple terrorists were killed in\u2063 the counterstrike. The officials also confirmed that\u2064 some US troops were injured in the missile attack.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Defense Department press secretary Sabrina Singh stated, \u200b&#8221;I can confirm an attack last night by Iran-backed militias using a close-range ballistic missile against\u200c US and coalition forces at\u200d al-Assad Airbase in Iraq, which resulted in\u200c several non-serious injuries \u200band some minor damage\u2064 to infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the DoD press secretary, revealed that eight US\u200c service\u200d members were injured in the attack. \u2062He further mentioned \u2063that immediately after the attack, a US military AC-130 aircraft in \u200dthe area conducted a self-defense strike against\u2064 an Iranian-backed \u2064militia\u200b vehicle and a number \u200dof\u200c Iranian-backed militia personnel involved in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The AC-130 gunship, known for its effective ground-target engagement \u200bcapabilities, has been a crucial military asset for the US \u2063since the\u200d Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>American troops stationed\u2064 in the Middle \u2062East have faced escalating attacks\u200d from Iran-backed militias \u200csince \u200dthe Oct. 7 Hamas\u200b terror attacks against Israel. The missile launch at \u200cal-Assad on Tuesday marked the 66th such attack since \u200cIsrael&#8217;s war on terror began.<\/p>\n<p>Since Oct. 17,\u2064 American troops stationed in both Iraq and Syria have been under \u2062fire. A total of 70 US service\u200c members \u2063have\u200d been injured in these attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The successful response by the US military to this\u2063 latest attack on American troops sends a clear message to those who seek to harm or destabilize the region. \u200bThe AC-130\u2062 gunship \u2063serves as a powerful deterrent, ensuring the safety of US\u200b personnel\u200c and \u2064their allies in\u2062 the face of ongoing threats posed by\u200d Iran-backed militias.<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative for the US\u200c to\u2064 continue taking decisive actions like\u200b this to protect its troops\u200c and maintain stability\u2063 in the region. The \u200cAC-130 gunship \u200bhas once again proven its effectiveness in eliminating threats and deterring future attacks, underscoring the\u200c importance of maintaining \u200ba strong\u200c and capable military presence in \u200dthe Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unknown number of terrorists were killed in Iraq Tuesday after they fired on U.S. troops in the western portion of the country and were met with return fire by a U.S. military AC-130 gunship. U.S. Central Command confirmed on its X page that American troops at al-Assad Airbase were targeted by missiles. 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