Middle East Eye

The United States has deployed Patriot air defence systems to an Iraqi military base as a precaution against Iranian-backed militia attacks, US and Iraqi military sources have said.

One of the Patriot batteries was deployed to the Ain al-Asad base last week and was being assembled, according to a US defence official and an Iraqi military source, AFP reported.

The base was targeted by Iran in January, following a US strike that killed top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

The US is planning to send another two Patriot batteries to Iraq, although the systems are still in Kuwait awaiting deployment, a US official said.

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