Iranian Missiles Kill 80 Americans In Iraq – State TV
Iranian State television claimed that Wednesday missile strikes on military bases in Iraq killed 80 Americans, citing what it called an informed Revolutionary Guards source.
Tehran had shot over a dozen ballistic missiles at two US army base on Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on Friday.
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“At least 80 American military (personnel) were killed in this attack,” the state television website reported.
In addition, it said, unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters and other military equipment had been severely damaged in the attack.
The Revolutionary Guards source said at least 140 targets of the US and their allies had been identified in the region and would be attacked “if the Americans commit any kind of mistake again”.
The source said 15 missiles hit Ain Al-Assad base and none was intercepted by “radars of America’s terrorist army”.
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Iran has vowed to attack Israel, Dubai and any American ally if the United States responds to its air strike at two Iraqi bases occupied by US troops.
“We are warning all American allies, who gave their bases to its terrorist army, that any territory that is the starting point of aggressive acts against Iran will be targeted.”
Daily mail reports that the Ayn al Asad airbase in western Iraq that was visited by Donald Trump in December 2018 and the Erbil base in Iraqi Kurdistan were both struck by the missiles on Tuesday at about 5.30pm.
In a swift response, the Pentagon said the missiles shot at US bases in Iraq were “clearly launched from Iran.”
The US president, Donald Trump said he will be “making a statement” regarding the incident.
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