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Iran opened fire on Iraq in early January of last year as revenge for the assassination of Gen. Soleimani, launching ballistic missiles at bases housing US and Iraqi military personnel.<\/p>\n
“Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “It is clear that these missiles were launched from Iran and targeted at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US military and coalition personnel at Al-Assad and Irbil.”<\/p>\n
Damage was limited to infrastructure and a helicopter, and the injured needed treatment for TBI. There were no fatalities. Got lucky, right?<\/p>\n
Nathan Strout<\/strong><\/p>\n WASHINGTON \u2014 One year ago on the night of Jan. 7, 2020, Americans were shocked to learn that Iran had launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq.<\/p>\n Iran called it \u201cfierce revenge\u201d for the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. As reports of the attack inundated the airwaves, viewers were left wondering what had happened \u2014 and perhaps most importantly \u2014 were there casualties?<\/p>\n The barrage damaged runways, tents, equipment and a helicopter, and the Pentagon acknowledged that 110 people needed to be treated later for traumatic brain injuries. No one was killed.<\/p>\n The remaining U.S. and coalition forces that had not been evacuated were able to take cover in bunkers, thanks to what President Donald Trump referred to at the time as an \u201cearly warning system.\u201d<\/p>\n The public now knows what many in the national security community suspected: That early warning system was the Space Based Infrared System, a constellation of satellites that surveils Earth\u2019s surface 24\/7 to detect missiles. Rarely has the Defense Department offered such a high profile example of the system\u2019s capabilities and its direct impact on the American war fighter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The rest of the article may be viewed here: C4ISR Net<\/a><\/p>\n BZ, Space Cadets. Damn well done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"