US troops injured in attack in Iraq as tensions in region increase

US blames Iran-backed militia for attack on air base in Iraq

The United States accused an Iranian-backed militia of carrying out a rocket attack on a U.S. air base in Iraq that injured seven people, two of whom had to be evacuated for additional medical treatment.

The attack on US troops in Iraq, explained

The attack could be an isolated incident, but there are signs that it may be part of a broader escalation in the region. The strike comes amid a period of escalating violence in the Middle East. Israel is still waging its war in Gaza, and is believed to have also recently assassinated Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, and Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Iran and Lebanon respectively.

The U.S. Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East. They Keep Getting Attacked.

An Intercept investigation found 63 U.S. bases, garrisons, and shared facilities in the region. U.S. troops are “sitting ducks,” according to one expert.

Five US soldiers injured in attack against a military base in Iraq

At least five U.S. personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Middle East braced for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies following last week's killing of senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Two Katyusha rockets were fired at al Asad airbase in western Iraq, two Iraqi security sources said. One Iraqi security source said the rockets fell i…

US leaders call for calm in the Middle East, even as more American forces head to the region

Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran and others to avoid escalating the conflict.

At least seven Americans wounded in Iran-backed Iraq attack: US defense official

At least seven Americans were wounded in Monday’s attack on a US base in Iraq, according to a US defense official.“On [Aug. 5], at approximately 2 pm EST,