Irankian-backed militants fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Iraq on January 20 for the first time in two years, causing minor injuries to US personnel, but marking a significant escalation in rising tensions in the region. Several US military personnel suffered minor injuries and a member of Iraq’s security forces was wounded in the attack on the US airbase in Iraq’s Ain al-Asad, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The US military’s Central Command said in a statement that the base was hit by multiple ballistic missiles and rockets fired by Iranian-backed mil…
