Re, ... as far as I understood they missed their target, if the anti missile system is anything like in Israel, the system ignores the missiles that will end up in the field and only target the ones that may cause damage.
Here are the facts:
January 9, 2020 — 4.50pm
... a hail of ballistic missiles launched from Iran crashed into two bases in Iraq, including Ain Asad, where roughly 1000 American troops are stationed. The strikes capped a frenetic day filled with confusion and misinformation, where at times it appeared that a dangerous military escalation could lead to a broader war. Trump spent hours with his aides monitoring the latest threats.Ain Asad base in Iraq's Anbar province was the focus of numerous vague threat reports, including one warning that hundreds of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militia trained and equipped by Iran, might launch a frontal assault on the base.
The base was relatively vulnerable;no Patriot anti-missile systems protected it, according to an American military official. They had been deployed to other countries in the Middle East deemed more susceptible to Iranian missile attacks. So American commanders prepared to partly evacuate the base and assigned most other remaining forces to hardened shelters to ride out whatever attack would come.
This aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air baseCREDIT:AP
https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/three-hours-to-attack-inside-the-race-to-protect-us-forces-from-iran-20200109-p53q6f.html
