US troops come under attack in Iraq and Syria in days after Soleimani death anniversary
Fox News
A base hosting U.S. troops at Baghdad’s international airport came under rocket fire on Wednesday while indirect fire hit another base hosting U.S. troops in Syria, part of a string of attacks in the days after the anniversary of the death of top Iranian general Qassim Soleimani.
The Wednesday attacks were part of a string of attacks in the region that started Monday, which was the anniversary of the death of Soleimani at the hands of a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. Soleimani was a beloved figure throughout much of Iran, and was the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force before his death. The Quds Force was on the U.S. list of terrorist groups since 2007, and Soleimani, long considered to be Iran's spymaster, commanded the forces that repeatedly attacked and killed U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.
Coalition forces in Syria responded to the attack by firing six rounds of artillery towards a point where intelligence indicated the attack originated, which was just outside of the town of Mayadeen, a known stronghold for Iranian-backed fighters.