such are the days and lives of gaza after six months of war. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. at least five rockets are reported to have been fired from northern iraq towards a us military base across the border in syria. three of the rockets are believed to have hit the kharab al—jir base or nearby, causing minor damage. they were said to have been fired from the town of zummar. some iraqi media say the attack was launched by the shia popular mobilisation militia, which is backed by iran. they are also saying that a us fighterjet targeted a vehicle carrying rockets in zummar. i spoke to scott lucas, professor of american studies at the university of birmingham. he gave us his assessment on the reports of these rockets fired from northern iraq towards a us military base in syria. the media says this is not unexpected. early saturday there were explosions on an iraqi
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