IRGC claims missile strikes on US aircraft at Aqaba and Azraq; US embassy warns of possible attacks in central Manama
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The IRGC said on 20 July it fired ballistic missiles at US C-17 transport and P-8 aircraft at Aqaba airport, claiming several were heavily damaged, and said 20 hangars housing US forces at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq were destroyed, Al Jazeera reported; those claims were not confirmed. The US embassy in Bahrain said it had information that Iran may target locations in central Manama and urged Americans to shelter if sirens sounded.
- When
- 20 July 2026
- Where
- Jordan, Jordan (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- missile attack · military
- Acting party
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Against
- United States Armed Forces
- Attribution
- Attributed by one source. Only the IRGC described the strikes and the damage.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "IRGC claims missile strikes on US aircraft at Aqaba and Azraq; US embassy warns of possible attacks in central Manama", ev-20261027-jc48, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-jc48/