Satellite photos show damage to air base in Iraq hit by Iranian missiles


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  • Thursday, 09 Jan 2020

What appears to be new damage at Al Asad air base in Iraq is seen in a satellite picture taken January 8, 2020. Planet/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Iranian missiles damaged or destroyed seven buildings in the part of Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq that houses U.S. military personnel, satellite photographs appear to show.

Two images provided by commercial satellite company Planet Labs Inc., and reviewed by Reuters, show five missile impact points in that part of the base. https://tmsnrt.rs/39PJrzZ

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