“At around 6:30 pm (Baghdad time) on January 20, several ballistic missiles and rockets were fired by Iranian-backed militants in western Iraq at al-Assad air base. Most of the missiles were intercepted by security systems. air defense, while others impacted the base. Damage assessments are ongoing. Several US personnel are being evaluated for brain injuries,” wrote Centcom, the US Forces Central Command. According to the Iraqi media platform “Sabareen news”, close to Iran, it would be “the biggest attack in terms of number of missiles since the beginning of operations” by the so-called Iraqi Islamic Resistance, an alliance of Iraqi Shiite armed forces. groups supported by Tehran. Now the response from the United States has arrived.
The US has said it will respond to a ballistic missile attack on a base hosting US troops in Iraq. White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer explained to ABC News that the use of ballistic missiles “poses a real threat. You can be assured that we are taking this matter extremely seriously.” Meanwhile, in Gaza, what has been called the longest blackout since the start of the war in the Middle East has ended. Internet monitoring site Netblocks reported this , explaining that the latest blackout, the ninth since October 7, lasted more than a week. “The network has returned to the south and center of Gaza and is operational in the north. This concerns cell phone and Internet communication,” said Fares Samer , head of Palestinian telecommunications provider Ooredoo, told CNN.
Source: IL Tempo
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
