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The United States of America has finally opened up on the plight of its soldiers in Iraq after the January 8 missile attacks by the Iranian military.<\/p>\n

Captain Bill Urban, spokesman for US Central Command, said in a statement on Thursday that 11 soldiers of its troops were treated for symptoms of concussion after the missile attack targeted an Iraqi base where US forces were stationed.<\/p>\n

This came after the US military had initially said that no service members were hurt in the attack on Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq and a facility in its northern Kurdish region.<\/p>\n

Iran on January 8 attacked the US base in Iraq in retaliation for America\u2019s drone strike in Baghdad on January 3 that killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the elite Quds Force of Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump and the US military had said there were no casualties.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile no US service members were killed in the January 8 Iranian attack on al-Asad airbase, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed,\u201d Captain Urban said, according to Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a measure of caution, some service members were taken to US facilities in Germany or Kuwait for follow-on screening .<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen deemed fit for duty, the service members are expected to return to Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United States of America has finally opened up on the plight of its soldiers in Iraq after the January 8 missile attacks by the Iranian military. 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