Satellite Imagery Shows Two U.S. Barracks Destroyed at Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem Air Base in Iranian Attack

KUWAIT CITY —  New high-resolution satellite imagery released by Soar Atlas clearly shows the destruction of two U.S. personnel housing buildings at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

According to Soar Atlas, satellite imagery from August 25 to September 3 shows that both buildings were completely destroyed during that period. One building can be clearly seen reduced to rubble, while debris from the second building has been partially cleared.

The imagery matches claims made by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 2 that it had carried out a combined missile-and-drone strike targeting U.S. housing and command facilities at the base. The IRGC also claimed that the attack killed U.S. personnel, damaged a drone hangar and deployment ramp, and destroyed several drones.

The IRGC said the strike was carried out in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike the previous day on a residential house in Sirik, southern Iran, which it said killed four people, including a child, and injured nearly 70 others. It also said the Kuwait attack occurred alongside strikes on U.S. facilities in Jordan, Bahrain and Erbil, Iraq.

Ali Al Salem Air Base hosts U.S. forces, including elements of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, and serves as a logistics and tactical airlift hub for U.S. and coalition operations in the region.

Iranian state media, including Mehr News Agency, reported on September 7 that the new Soar Atlas imagery shows the destruction of the two U.S. personnel housing buildings.

The satellite imagery provides visual confirmation that the two buildings were destroyed, but U.S. and Kuwaiti authorities have not independently confirmed the reported casualties or the full extent of damage from the September 2 incident. The base has also been the subject of several IRGC claims of attacks earlier in 2026 involving drones, missiles, shelters, hangars and other facilities.

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