Rockets strike Iraqi military base hosting U.S. contractors, Iraqi military says
This content was published on April 18, 2021 - 19:50
April 18, 2021 - 19:50
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) -At least five rockets hit the Iraqi military air base at Balad north of Baghdad on Sunday, wounding two Iraqi soldiers, the Iraqi military said in a statement.
Security officials had said earlier that the Katyusha rockets had fallen on the area of the base that houses U.S. contractors, and that no casualties had been reported.
The last attack on the base was on April 4, when at least two rockets fell in the sparsely populated surrounding area.
Rockets strike Iraqi military base hosting U S contractors, security officials say
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TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) -Two rockets fell on Sunday in a rural area close to an Iraqi military air base hosting some U.S. contractors, but there were no casualties, Iraqi security officials said.
The rockets landed on the outside fence of the base, the Iraqi military said.
Initial investigations showed attack aimed to strike Balad air base, north of Baghdad, but the rockets fell short and hit the village of al-Bu Asi just to the southeast, the security officials said.
The last attack on Balad air base was on March 15 when at least five rockets hit the base.