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Have Iraqi militias fired the first round of Iran’s retaliation?

Amid heightened tension in the Middle East, on the evening of Aug. 5, five U.S. soldiers were wounded in a strike fired at the Ain al-Assad air base in the northwest of Baghdad. 

Have Iraqi militias fired the first round of Iran’s retaliation?

The Ain al-Assad air base, home to American soldiers, in the Iraqi province of Anbar. (Credit: Ayman Henna/AFP)

It seems that the Americans were taken by surprise. Although the region is on high alert, awaiting Iran’s response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the middle of Tehran, five U.S. soldiers were wounded on Monday evening in an attack on the...
It seems that the Americans were taken by surprise. Although the region is on high alert, awaiting Iran’s response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the middle of Tehran, five U.S. soldiers were wounded on Monday evening in an attack on the...