AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Last week, Iranian-trained, -equipped, and -directed militia fired a barrage of rockets into the US facility at the al-Asad airbase in Iraq. The rockets caused some damage, resulting in the death of a US citizen working as a contractor for our military.
A barrage of rockets was fired on Wednesday at the Ayn Al Asad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar Province one of the last remaining Iraqi bases where U.S. forces are stationed.
An Iraqi security statement and one released by the Pentagon said 10 rockets were launched toward the sprawling base.
A senior Defense Department official said a U.S. contractor had died of an apparent heart attack during the rocket barrage. Officials in Washington did not identify the group responsible for the attack.
(Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)
A couple of days ago, I posted on the failure of the Biden bunch to take any action to protect American lives and property in Iraq. Since February 15, US facilities have been targeted for rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militias on at least three occasions. I say “at least three” because there could have been more and it is doubtful that, given Biden’s monomania about being a member of Khameini’s harem, that we say with certainty how many attacks have taken place and the reports suppressed. The post got some attention. The Operation Inherent Resolve public affairs officers sent me a passive-aggressive email, see UPDATED: Biden and His Enablers Kowtow to Iranian Attacks on American Facilities and the Media Covers For Him.