Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
At least four rockets hit Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. troops are housed in this site.

#BREAKING
TWO REPORTS - IRAQ

1)
Rocket attack targeting Ain al-Assad air base, west of Baghdad where US troops are housed.
@thestevennabil: Sources on the ground say attack came from multiple launch pads.

2)
Explosion reported in Erbil.
Apache helicopters flying the area.

@thestevennabil #UPDATE
-@CarlaBabbVOA quoting defense source reports attack on Al-Assad Air base in Iraq is ongoing. Rounds are still coming in and at least 30 have landed so far.

-#Iran's Fars News Agency reports Iranian ballistic missiles used.

(Credit: @ELINTNews & @no_itsmyturn)

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn This video is posted a Tasnim correspondent (linked to #Iran's Tasnim news agency) claiming these are ballistic missiles launched towards the Ain al-Assad Air Base.

(Credit: @no_itsmyturn)

This remains unconfirmed.

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn #BREAKING
Iranian media confirm the IRGC are conducting the missile attack on the Al-Assad Air Base, where U.S. forces are housed, in response to the killing of Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani.

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn More footage of missiles fired by the IRGC.
Reports claim this is from Borujerd, western Iran.

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn #UPDATE
Quoting @JenGriffinFNC

From senior US military source in Iraq:
“Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.”

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC #BREAKING
Video from Hassan Abad of Kermanshah Province, western Iran, reportedly shows missile fired & heading towards Iraq.

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC #BREAKING
Multiple U.S. sources are confirm a coordinated missile attack by Iran targeting three U.S. military sites in Iraq.
No casualties reported yet - via @alexplitsas

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas #BREAKING
-Iran names this attack "Operation Martyr Soleimani"
-Iranian state TV cites IRGC saying this is the first reponse
-US official: Iranian ballistic missiles launched on multiple US military sites in Iraq including Erbil in N Iraq & Al Asad Air Base via - @juliamacfarlane

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas @juliamacfarlane #UPDATE
1)
AP — Iran state TV: Tehran launches "dozens" of surface-to-surface missiles at Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops in western Iraq.

2)
Iraqi militia official to Al-Jazeera: Until now 13 missiles hit Ain al-Assad

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas @juliamacfarlane #BREAKING
White House says U.S. President Donald Trump is briefed on attacks targeting U.S. troops in Iraq, meeting with national security team.

Some reports claim casualties in Ain Al Assad.

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas @juliamacfarlane Iranian state media are posting this image claiming missiles have struck Ain Al Assad.

This is image is from Gaza.

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas @juliamacfarlane #BREAKING
Iranian media reporting the IRGC has fired 60 missiles targeting U.S. bases in Iraq

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas @juliamacfarlane #UPDATE
-U.S. consulate in Erbil not hit - via @farhad965
-U.S. confirms base in Erbil was also a target of Iranian missile attack - via @BaxtiyarGoran
-Al-Hadath: News of Erbil airport targeted with missile strikes in #Iraq

@thestevennabil @CarlaBabbVOA @ELINTNews @no_itsmyturn @JenGriffinFNC @alexplitsas @juliamacfarlane @farhad965 @BaxtiyarGoran #BREAKING
Shelling of Al-Assad airbase halted with around 35 rounds hitting the base- military source to @CarlaBabbVOA

This image is posted by the Iranian regime's Etemad Online outlet claiming to be Ain Al-Assad airbase.