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Satellite photos taken Wednesday show that an Iranian missile strike has caused extensive damage at the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq, which hosts U.S. and coalition troops.
The photos, taken by the commercial company Planet and shared with NPR via the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, show hangars and buildings hit hard by a barrage of Iranian missiles that were fired early Wednesday morning local time.
At least five structures were damaged in the attack on the base in Anbar province, which apparently was precise enough to hit individual buildings. "Some of the locations struck look like the missiles hit dead center," says David Schmerler, an analyst with the Middlebury Institute.
Iran's attack targeted at least two military bases in Iraq. The extent of the damage to the second base, in Irbil, was unclear.
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/7945...-reveal-extent-of-damage-at-al-assad-air-base
That accuracy!!!!!!
Iran deliberately avoided killing US soldiers. Iran gave warning to Iraqis before this strike therefore the Americans must have shown it was coming and thus hid. This attack (an act of war on the US) was done to show Iran's ability to accurately hit these bases if needed. If Iran truly wanted to kill, 1- No warning would have been given. 2- Much more missiles would have fired. Also, it seems the warheads used were deliberately watered down to prevent major damage
@Shapur Zol Aktaf @skyshadow @mohsen @SOHEIL @Stryker1982 @mangekyousharingan and others
The photos, taken by the commercial company Planet and shared with NPR via the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, show hangars and buildings hit hard by a barrage of Iranian missiles that were fired early Wednesday morning local time.
At least five structures were damaged in the attack on the base in Anbar province, which apparently was precise enough to hit individual buildings. "Some of the locations struck look like the missiles hit dead center," says David Schmerler, an analyst with the Middlebury Institute.
Iran's attack targeted at least two military bases in Iraq. The extent of the damage to the second base, in Irbil, was unclear.
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/08/7945...-reveal-extent-of-damage-at-al-assad-air-base
That accuracy!!!!!!
Iran deliberately avoided killing US soldiers. Iran gave warning to Iraqis before this strike therefore the Americans must have shown it was coming and thus hid. This attack (an act of war on the US) was done to show Iran's ability to accurately hit these bases if needed. If Iran truly wanted to kill, 1- No warning would have been given. 2- Much more missiles would have fired. Also, it seems the warheads used were deliberately watered down to prevent major damage
@Shapur Zol Aktaf @skyshadow @mohsen @SOHEIL @Stryker1982 @mangekyousharingan and others
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