Missile hits al-Taji military Camp, hosting American soldiers: Iraq media reports

Tensions between Iran and US continue to escalate as Iraqi local media apprised about a missile attack that has targetted  al-Taji military camp rth of Baghd, that hosts American soldiers. Taji camp was targeted by airstrikes against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) militias earlier this month.

This attack also comes at backdrop of Iran's missile attack on US base in Iraq in retaliation for killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

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Tensions between Iran & US 

longstanding tension between Iran and US surfaced again as Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was slain by US in an airstrike near Iraq's Baghd International Airport, ordered by US President Donald Trump on Friday.  

Post this, Iran h threatened "harsh retaliation" and subsequently, two airstrikes were reported near US Embassy in Baghd’s Green Zone on Saturday and Sunday. As per recent reports, a third attack was launched on Thursday as three Katyusha rockets hit  Baghd’s Green Zone.   

Following developments, Trump said that US would strike 52 sites in Islamic Republic if any Americans were harmed. After this, re has been a continuous war of words between officials of two countries.  

In time,  Al-Ass and Ebril airbases in Iraq that house  US and coalition forces were hit by multiple rockets. This incident was first reported by Iranian state TV, who described it as Tehran’s revenge operation over killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Gen. Qassem Soleimani.  

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(Im credits: AP)