He attacked a base in Iraq with Spanish soldiers with missiles: “Our people are fine”

More than a dozen missiles were fired Saturday against a military base in Iraq where Spanish troops are stationed and troops from the US and other countries in the international anti-jihadist coalition. Defense sources have confirmed this World There were no injuries among the Spanish soldiers: “Our people are fine.”

“The al-Assad base was targeted by 15 rockets fired from Anbar province, where the Iraqi military base is located,” a regional police official told AFP. This source assured that 13 projectiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense, while “two fell on the airport.”

For its part, a US defense official confirmed that several “missiles (…) struck Al Assad airport”, and assured that a “preliminary assessment of the damage” was being conducted. According to “preliminary” information, “a member of the Iraqi security forces was seriously injured,” he said.

The attacks, which have not yet been claimed, came in the context of heightened tensions in the region, driven by the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel, a United States ally, and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic movement backed by Iran.

Since last September, Al Asad Airport has hosted ‘Task Force Toro’ Spanish, which provides air transportation to forces of the coalition and NATO missions.

In his statement to troops during his visit to Iraq on 28 December, pedro sanchez He specifically referred to the soldiers of ‘Task Force Toro’ after being transferred to their new base, which was attacked this Saturday: “We appreciate, from the position of your base, the steps taken by you in carrying out your mission. are very aware of the risks going in and I ask you “Obviously, I know you do, you take even more safety measures and I hope that the new facilities, where you now do your work, have improved your Contributed to the improvement of living conditions and performance of assigned tasks.”