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Added on the 08/01/2020 06:04:12 - Copyright : AFP EN
Video footage released by Iranian state media purportedly shows rockets launched at Ain al-Asad airbase, a US military installation in Iraq. The attack on the base in the country's west, where US and coalition forces are based, comes after pro-Tehran factions in Iraq vowed to "respond" to a US drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani last week. IMAGES
Iran Press broadcasts images presented as Iranian missiles being launched from western Kermanshah Province. Iran launched missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops early Wednesday in retaliation for last week's US drone strike that killed senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and Hashed deputy chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. IMAGES
Iran says it test-fired several ballistic missiles on Tuesday, challenging a United Nations resolution and raising the possibility of a diplomatic response from the United States. Nathan Frandino reports.
Iran fired "over 200 killer drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles towards the State of Israel" says Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari adding that Israel has "intercepted the vast majority of incoming missiles". SOUNDBITE
Iran strikes cause "minor damage" to inside Israel military base says Israeli army spokesperson Admiral Daniel Hagari. SOUNDBITE
People take part in the funeral procession of a senior commander from the pro-Iran armed group the Kataeb Hezbollah, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Abu Baqr al-Saadi was killed in a US air strike a day before, as Washington accuses the group of having been involved in attacks on American troops in the region. IMAGES
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