January 2024 al-Asad Airbase attack

On 20 January 2024, the Al-Asad Airbase in Iraq was attacked by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq. This attack was part of the United States–Iran proxy war and is a regional escalation of Israel–Hamas war. The attack resulted in one Iraqi soldier and multiple U.S. soldiers being injured. The attack also caused damage to the Al-Asad Airbase.

Background
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) are backed and supported by Iran. In October 2023, the Red Sea Crisis began between the Houthi movement and the United States. The crisis was a regional escalation of the Israel–Hamas war. During the war, the IRI supported Hamas and the United States supported Israel. This led to the IRI attacking the United States military in the Middle East. The Al-Asad Airbase is a joint military base with the Iraqi military and the United States military.

Attack
At 4:30 p.m. Baghdad time, the IRI launched multiple ballistic missiles and other rockets at the Al-Asad Airbase. The United States military attempted to defend the base with Patriot missiles. More than 15 MIM-104 Patriot missiles were launched to defend the base. Some of the missiles and rockets hit the base. At least one Iraqi soldier was injured in the attack. Multiple U.S. soldiers were injured in the attack as well. Damage also occurred to the military base.

 Related pages 
 List of military operations during 2024

References

Category:Battles involving the United States
Category:January 2024 events
Category:Red Sea crisis
Category:2024 in Asia