US soldiers ‘seriously’ wounded and planes damaged after Iranian missile attack on air base
As a result of an Iranian missile attacking a base in Saudi Arabia, many US soldiers were ‘seriously’ injured and many aircraft were damaged.
Associated Press It was reported that ‘several’ American soldiers were injured after the attack on Prince Sultan Air Base today. Wall Street Magazine put the number to 10.
Two of them were ‘very seriously injured’ and the other eight were ‘seriously injured’; a separate category according to the army’s classification system. CBS News.
Multiple U.S. and Arab officials said the wounded soldiers were inside a facility building on the base that was hit by at least one missile and several drones.
The Wall Street Journal also reported that several US refueling planes were damaged in the attack.
Satellite photographs, along with images quickly circulating on the internet, revealed the extent of damage to the plane.
The update comes just after U.S. Central Command confirmed that more than 300 soldiers were injured and at least 13 were killed in the ongoing conflict.
Today’s attack marks at least the second attack on Prince Sultan Air Base during the ongoing war with Iran, following an earlier attack this month that damaged five refueling planes.
‘Several’ American soldiers were injured in Friday’s attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, according to the AP, but the Wall Street Journal put the number at 10
U.S. and Arab officials said the wounded soldiers were inside a facility building on the base (pictured) that was hit by at least one missile and several drones.
Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died a few days after being injured in the March 1 attack on the base.
Today’s attack also comes at a time when Saudi Arabia and other Gulf powers are warming to a stronger stance against Iran’s war moves; This signals deeper intervention if Tehran’s attacks continue.
At the same time, U.S. and allied forces continue to see supplies of air defense interceptors dwindle after four weeks of war.
Hours earlier, Trump had announced that Saudi Arabia and Israel should take action to normalize relations after the Iran conflict ends.
“It’s time,” Trump said at a Miami-based event sponsored by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, according to the AP.
‘Now we’ve got them out and they’ve gone out in a big way,’ he added. ‘We must enter into the Abraham Accords.’
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