By Eliza Popova
This was reported on November 22 at ABC News. According to American officials, the militants struck a ballistic missile of a near -radius of a truck on US troops in the west of Iraq. According to Pentagon Sabrina Singh's Pentagon, it was the first case of the use of a ballistic missile to strike the US troops since the beginning of a series of attacks against them in Iraq and Syria on October 17. According to her, the US reaction was "immediate".
"Immediately after the attack, the US AC-130 military aircraft, which was in the area, struck for the purpose of self-defense of the Iranian fighters and several Iranian fighters who participated in this attack," the pressecretic said. The same information was confirmed by the American brigade General Pet Ryder. He said that eight US servicemen were injured from the blow, and several Proiran fighters were destroyed as a result of the impact.
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