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US forces in Iraq have come under attack again by Iranian-backed terrorists who launched rockets and clashed with soldiers at the base.<\/p>\n
According to local media, militants calling themselves the al-Dafirin attacked the base with bombs or missiles before exchanging fire with US forces in the base.<\/p>\n
US bases in the region have been targeted multiple times in the last 24 hours. The attacks come as a spokesman for Hamas’s military wing – the al-Qassam Brigades – called for escalation on “all resistance fronts”.<\/p>\n
While Iranian-backed militias in the region have been launching missiles and drones at American bases in Iraq and Syria, any ground offensive against a base would mark a major escalation.<\/p>\n
Militants reportedly fired mortars, RPGs and drones at the base before launching an assault, according to local media.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Crazy moment Russian soldier with his pants down is blown up by Ukraine drone<\/strong><\/p>\n The Al-Dhaferin Militia said that at least one of its fighters was killed in the clashes with US troops.<\/p>\n The attack comes a day after the US launched airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Iraq following a missile attack on Al Asad Airbase two days ago.<\/p>\n The airstrikes in Iraq were a departure from the typical US response of attacking targets in Syria.<\/p>\n Following the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, militia groups in Iraq and Syria – part of the anti-Israel, anti-US Axis of Resistance led by Iran – have attacked American and coalition forces regularly.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> United States strikes two sites in Syria believed to be used by Iranian troops[REPORT] <\/strong><\/p>\nHamas killers chase down fleeing Israelis<\/h3>\n
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