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Iranian Ballistic Missile Launch Briefly Raises Alarm at Al Udeid, Al Dhafra

July 28, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Personnel at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, and Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, briefly took cover after Iran launched ballistic missiles into the nearby Persian Gulf, which landed in the sea without incident on July 28, the U.S. military said this week. At ...

DOD Updates Total Number of TBIs from Al-Asad Attack to 50

Jan. 29, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Pentagon now says 50 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following the Jan. 7 ballistic missile attack on al-Asad AB, Iraq. Of those, 31 were treated in Iraq and have returned to duty; 18 were transported to Germany for treatment, and ...

DOD: Anti-ISIS Operations in Iraq Still Paused, Syria Ops Continue

Jan. 16, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The US military is in “daily conversations” about resuming anti-Islamic State group operations in Iraq, but the pause has not yet been lifted despite reports of American forces targeting ISIS this week. The US-led coalition suspended its anti-ISIS operations in Iraq earlier this month citing ...

Trump: Early Warning System, Advance Notice Protected US Forces from Iran Strikes

Jan. 8, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
An American early warning system and advanced notice from the Iraqi government allowed US forces to take cover before a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles were fired at two Iraqi bases hosting US personnel and assets on Jan. 7 EST. No US, coalition, or Iraqi ...

DOD Says Iran Launched Ballistic Missiles at US Personnel in Iraq

Jan. 7, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Iran began what it called its revenge on the US late Jan. 7, firing ballistic missiles at two bases inside Iraq hosting US personnel with unknown casualties and damage. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif took to Twitter after the attack saying Iran "took and concluded ...

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