.arwaCNN gained access to an Iraqi air base that was the target of an Iran missile strike. There were no casualties at the base, which housed US troops. “Being here, it's truly extraordinary how anyone managed to survive,” she says.
Updated 0009 GMT January 9, 2020Of 22 missiles fired early Wednesday by Iran at coalition bases in Iraq, 17 hit the al-Asad air base, the Iraqi military said in a statement.That base, in Anbar province, houses US troops and has been visited by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
, of the al-Asad base on December 25 and again Wednesday appear to show missile damage. The most visible apparent damage from the missiles is on a strip of concrete near a runway. It looks like a building on the base was reduced to a crater. If you are unable to view the satellite images in your browser, click here.It was the middle building in a row of five, and the buildings beside it appear to be damaged as well.
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