Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On U.S. - Iraq Air Base In Iraq

Satellite images show damage to hangars and buildings in what appears to be a series of precision missile strikes launched by Iran. Planet Labs Inc./Middlebury Institute

Warzone/The Drive: Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran's Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq

The photos show Iranian missiles damaged or destroyed a number of hangars and other aviation-related facilities at the U.S. occupied base Iraq.

Satellite imagery that The War Zone has obtained from Planet Labs shows damage to various hangars and other structures at Al Assad Air Base in Iraq following Iran's unprecedented missile strikes aimed at U.S. forces in that country overnight. U.S. and Iraqi officials have said that the strikes, which also involved missiles fired toward Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region, caused minimal damage and no U.S., coalition, or Iraqi casualties.

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WNU Editor: Some missiles were on target.

Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On U.S. - Iraq Air Base In Iraq

Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On Air Base In Iraq -- NPR
Satellite images appear to show damage from Iranian missile strikes at Iraqi base -- CNN
Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq: Satellite photos show extensive damage caused by Iran’s missile attack -- Press TV (Iran)
Satellite images of damage at U.S. base in Iraq may support theory Iran wasn't targeting people -- The Week

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

3 failures at launch out 14 (21%) is pretty bad.

Just think if the Iranians fired at Washington D.C. and hit Ontario or Moscow instead!