U.S. says 11 troops were treated after Iran missile strikeJanuary 17, 2020 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base where U.S. forces were stationed, the US military said on Thursday, January 16, after initially saying no service members were hurt, The Guardian reports. The attack was retaliation for a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on 3 January that killed Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the elite Quds force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. President Donald Trump and the U.S. military had said there were no casualties after the strike on the al-Asad air base in western Iraq and a facility in its northern Kurdish region. “While no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad air base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed,” Capt Bill Urban, a spokesman for U.S. central command, said in a statement. As a measure of caution, some service members were taken to U.S. facilities in Germany or Kuwait for “follow-on screening”, he added. “When deemed fit for duty, the service members are expected to return to Iraq,” he said. As many as 1,500 Americans were deployed at the vast base deep in Iraq’s Anbar desert. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |