Iran-backed forces 'try to storm US base in Iraq' after intense mortar, drone attack

[Timber Rattler]

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US forces in Iraq have come under attack again by Iranian-backed terrorists who launched rockets and clashed with soldiers at the base.

According to local media, militants calling themselves the al-Dafirin attacked the base with bombs or missiles before exchanging fire with US forces in the base.

US bases in the region have been targeted multiple times in the last 24 hours. The attacks come as a spokesman for Hamas's military wing - the al-Qassam Brigades - called for escalation on "all resistance fronts".

While Iranian-backed militias in the region have been launching missiles and drones at American bases in Iraq and Syria, any ground offensive against a base would mark a major escalation.

Militants reportedly fired mortars, RPGs and drones at the base before launching an assault, according to local media.

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Barely 24 hours before that airstrike, a US gunship witnessed militants launching ballistic missiles at the base and responded with a strike, killing three.
A Pentagon spokeswoman said that the AC-130 gunship was already in the air and was able to respond to the attack immediately.

Sabrina Singh said: "We had an aircraft that was able to identify where the close-range ballistic missile was being shot from, and therefore we were able to take action."

EXCERPT

They met 'Spooky' and presumably a bad end.