Baghdad, August 6 (RHC)-- In Iraq, another U.S. base has come under attack by Palestinian resistance forces.  

The Pentagon has admitted that a number of U.S. soldiers were injured in the attack and they were transferred to a field hospital to receive medical treatment.

Iraqi security forces have been deployed in the area in a search for the suspects. They say they found a pick-up truck with a rocket launcher mounted on top of it. They also found a number of unexploded rockets in the truck.

This is the second time the Ain al-Assad military base has been attacked by rockets within 10 days.  And it comes as tension is rising in the region between Iran and Israel following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh – the political leader of Hamas – in Tehran on Wednesday, and as the United States is deploying more troops, warships and carriers in the region.

Iranian officials have been threatening to attack Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and any attack by Iran is expected to be coordinated with its allies in the region.  Especially the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon and what is so-called the Islamic resistance in Iraq, which includes Iran-aligned armed groups.