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Footage Reveals Iranian Attack That Drove US Troops From Kuwait Base

Newly obtained video footage shows an Iranian strike on Camp Buehring in Kuwait, which forced US forces to withdraw to remote desert positions.


Entrance to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, 2010
Entrance to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, 2010 · Photo: Mudangel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Newly obtained video footage shows an Iranian attack on a major US military post in Kuwait at the start of the war, CBS News and The Jerusalem Post reported. According to the reports, the video obtained by CBS News sheds light on the strikes targeting Camp Buehring.

According to the reports, US service members stationed at the site described dwindling ammunition supplies alongside deep concerns over potential casualties. As a result, forces withdrew from the post to remote positions in Kuwait's desert.

Further details regarding the extent of damage at the base have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — front page, CBS News

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