US soldiers suffer ‘traumatic brain injuries’ as Iran-backed militants launch missile attack on Iraq airbase
Iran-backed militants in Western Iraq targeting Al-Assad Airbase on 20 January, Saturday, claims US Central Command. Taking to microblogging site X, US CENTCOM posted, “Most of the missiles were intercepted by the base’s air defense systems while others impacted on the base. Damage assessments are ongoing.
A number of U.S. personnel are undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries. At least one Iraqi service member was wounded.".
On Saturday, the US had also conducted airstrikes against a Houthi anti-ship missile that was aimed into the Gulf of Aden and was prepared to launch, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated. Last week, US had also conducted airstrikes across Yemen claiming to have hit 14 Houthi targets, amid the ongoing Red Sea attacks by Houthis, disrupting the trade route. The Yemen-based Houthis have cited Israel's genocide in Gaza, killing at least 25,000 Palestinians as the reason for their attacks in Red Sea.
In their attacks against the Houthis, the US has maintained the need for ‘self defense’ as the rebel launched missiles were targeting merchant vessels and US Navy Ships in the Red Sea. Notably, the US had also said that Israel had the right to self defense when Benjamin Netanyahu's Israeli Defense Forces had started pounding Gaza in retaliation to the 7 October Hamas attack. However, from then Israel never stopped, and had now conducted an unrecognized “genocide".
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