4 US Troops, Contractor Injured in Rocket Attack on Base in Iraq

Five suspects have been arrested in connection with the Aug. 5 attack, in which two rockets struck the Asad Airbase hosting U.S. forces in Iraq.

The Ain al-Asad military airbase housing U.S. and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Jan. 13, 2020. Ayman Henna/AFP via Getty Images

Four U.S. troops and a U.S. contractor were injured when a pair of rockets struck the Asad Airbase in Iraq’s western Anbar province Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh announced on Aug. 8.

The casualty assessment has fluctuated since the Aug. 5 attack, as U.S. military personnel continue to assess the troops deployed there. Singh acknowledged, during a Thursday press briefing, that an earlier U.S. military assessment concluded five U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors were injured in the attack.