Iran claims attack on US forces at Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem base

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it carried out a combined missile and drone attack on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement carried by the IRIB broadcaster, the IRGC said it targeted a C-RAM early-warning radar and a gathering point for US soldiers during the eighth wave of its “Nasr 2” operation.

It also accused the US of using Kuwaiti territory to launch attacks against Iran and called on Kuwaitis to demand the removal of US forces from the country.

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