Satellite images show base damage after Iran launched a missile attack on US and coalition forces in Iraq

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• Satellite images show the damage to Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq following an Iranian missile attack early Wednesday morning.
• President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there were no American casualties, and he characterized the damage to the targeted installations as "minimal."
• Photos show damage to facilities that housed equipment rather than personnel, suggesting that Iran may have been intentionally trying to avoid casualties.
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Satellite images show the damage after Iran launched more than a dozen missiles at bases housing US and coalition forces in Iraq early Wednesday morning — an attack that caused some damage but did not result in casualties.

The images, taken by Planet Labs and first reported by NPR, show that multiple structures at Al-Asad Air Base were hit during the attack.

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