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Iran launches missiles on US bases in Iraq hours after Soleimani funeral

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel, the US military said on Tuesday

New Delhi: People belonging to Shia Muslim community protest against the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani during an air-strike by US, in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)
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People belonging to Shia Muslim community protest against the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani during an air-strike by US. Photo: PTI

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Iran launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in retaliation for the US drone strike on an Iranian commander whose killing has raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi facilities hosting US-led coalition personnel at about 1:30 a.m. local time, the US military said on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet late on Tuesday that an assessment of casualties and damage from the strikes was under way and that he