'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
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"We've helped move Americans out of harms way; we've helped protect them and they've helped protect us."
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Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
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