(CNN) Daylight and satellite images appear to show the aftermath of Iranian missile strikes at an Iraqi military base that houses US troops.

Of 22 missiles fired early Wednesday by Iran at coalition bases in Iraq, 17 hit the al-Asad air base, the Iraqi military said in a statement.

There is a growing belief among some Trump administration officials that Iran's missiles intentionally missed places populated by Americans when they targeted the al-Asad base and another that houses US troops in Erbil, multiple administration officials said.

But Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley offered a different view Wednesday, telling reporters, "I believe based on what I saw and what I know that they were intended to cause structural damage destroy vehicles and equipment and aircraft and to kill personnel, that's my own personal assessment."

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