6 Grad missiles target Ain Al-Assad base (Archive)

On Monday, Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that explosions were heard near the village of Al-Sahel, in the vicinity of Ain Al-Assad Air Base in Al-Anbar, western Iraq.

Our correspondent confirmed that 6 Grad rockets were fired from Al-Baghdadi area toward the base, adding that the Iinternational Resistance Faction has claimed responsibility for the missile attack for the first time.

منصة صواريخ غراد متواضعة هزّت قاعدة #عين_الأسد الفاجرة ..#سنثأر pic.twitter.com/dfCgFkCJGV
— | حسين | Jawad (@_Hjawad) May 30, 2022

Local sources indicated to Al Mayadeen that a drone and a helicopter carried out overflights in the airspace of Al-Baghdadi area following the attack.

On April 30, 3 Grad missiles landed in the vicinity of the base, which was the fourth attack targeting US bases and interests in Iraq.

On April 8, Iraqi security sources confirmed that the defense systems at Ain Al-Assad Air Base in Iraq intercepted and shot down a drone flying near the base.