Missile attack on U.S. military base in Iraq: respective wounded soldiers

As a consequence of MondayA insignificant rocket attack on the U.S. military base in Iraq injured respective soldiers. This information was provided by planet agencies citing sources at the Pentagon. The attack took place in baU.S. Ain al-Assad Air Force in Anbar Province, West Iraq, where abroad military contingents are besides stationed.

Attack Details
According to the dpa agency, information about wounded soldiers was confirmed by a spokesperson for the US Department of Defense. Nobody's confessed to the attack yet. "According to the first findings of respective American soldiers were injured," reported a Pentagon representative. "The database staff is presently assessing damage," he added.

Background Attack
The attack occurred at a time erstwhile tensions in the mediate East increased after Israel killed Hezbollah's military leader Fuada Szukra in Beirut and the political leader of Palestinian Hamas Ismail Hanija in Tehran.

U.S. and Israel reactions
U.S. and Israeli defence ministers, Lloyd Austin and Yoav Galant, discussed the situation in the mediate East in a telephone conversation. Both politicians agreed that the rocket attack on the U.S. Ain al-Assad Air Base in Iraq, in which respective soldiers were injured, leads to an increase in tension in the region.

"Minister Austin and Minister Galant agreed that an attack on U.S. forces by Iran-related militants at Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq means dangerous escalation and shows the destabilising function of Iran in the region", said Pentagon spokesperson General Patrick Ryder.

US engagement in the region
Austin assured his Israeli counterpart of the U.S.'s commitment to ensuring Israel's safety "in the face of Iran's threats, Hezbollah's Shiite Organization and another paramilitary groups related to Iran".

The head of the Pentagon besides informed Galant about measures aimed at strengthening the U.S. military force in the mediate East to exacerbate the situation in the region.

Summary
The rocket attack on the U.S. military base in Iraq, resulting in respective soldiers injured, poses a serious threat to stableness in the mediate East. Reactions from the US and Israel point to expanding tensions in the region and the request to strengthen military presence and safety measures in consequence to Iran's actions and its associated militant groups.

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