A total of 22 missiles struck two bases housing US troops in Iraq but there were no Iraqi casualties , the military in Baghdad said Wednesday after the overnight attack .

The statement made no mention of Iran , which claimed that it had fired ballistic missiles at the Ain al -Asad airbase in retaliation for the US killing of a top Iranian general .

“ Between 1 :45 am and 2 :15 am ( 2245 GMT and 2315 GMT ) Iraq was hit by 22 missiles, 17 on the Ain al – Asad air base an five on the city of Arbil , ” the Iraqi military said .

“ There were no victims among the Iraqi forces, ” it added , but did not mention whether or not there were casualties among foreign troops .

Ain al – Asad is the largest airbase where US -led coalition troops are based .

Arbil is the capital of the Kurdish region, and a top official from the regional government said no American military base or US consulate was hit there .

The official also said there were no casualties in Arbil .

President Donald Trump on Tuesday took to Twitter following the strike to say an “ assessment of casualties and damages taking place now” .

“ So far , so good !” he wrote .
It was the first time Iran directly targeted a US installation with ballistic missiles.

Over the last two months , US troops and even the embassy in Baghdad had been targeted in more than a dozen rocket attacks that Washington blamed on pro -Tehran groups , but none had been claimed .
AFP

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