Two drones launched against an Iraqi base where there is a United States presence are intercepted

A military base in western Iraq with the presence of the forces of the international coalition led by the United States was targeted this Tuesday from an attack with two drones that were intercepted before they reached the compound, Therefore, they did not cause personal or material damage, the Iraqi Army reported.

The information cell of the Iraqi Army affirmed in a brief statement that there has been “an attack against the Ain al Asad air base, in Al Anbar province, early today with two drones that have been shot down outside the compound. from the base, without causing losses. “

This is the second consecutive attack of its kind this week. after the one launched yesterday, Monday, against another base near Baghdad International Airport, also with two unmanned aircraft that were intercepted by Iraqi forces.

These types of rocket and drone attacks against positions of the international coalition, which was deployed in Iraq in 2014 to fight the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, they have been frequent in the last two years as a result of the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimaní in Baghdad in a US selective attack, which marked two years this Monday.

Although they are not usually claimed and their authors are not captured, Washington attributes them to the pro-Iranian Shiite militias operating in Iraq, which are demanding the total withdrawal of foreign troops from the country.

In recent months, these types of actions had been reduced considerably, but the anniversary of Soleimaní’s death seems to have reactivated these actions.

In early December, the coalition confirmed that, as the US had agreed with Iraq, its combat mission in this country had ended and that the remaining troops are dedicated to “advising, assisting and training” the Iraqi forces. (I)