Pro-Iranian militia fired 18 missiles at US base north of Baghdad • The shooting is a response to US attacks in Iraq
Rockets of suspected a-Sha'abi organization captured by Iraqi army // Photo: Reuters
US coalition against ISIS Iraq said on Saturday that three US soldiers were wounded by rocket fire at Taji base, which is north of Baghdad.
Iraqi media reported that the Iraqi pro-Iraqi militia roof organization suspected al-Sha'abi of the shooting in response to a series of US bombings on IDF warehouse depots across Iraq.
It was also reported that 18 rockets were fired from an abandoned area in the base area. Pictures of the missile launchers were circulated throughout the country's social networks after the Iraqi army conducted a raid and seized the equipment.
The current escalation in Iraq began on Wednesday when two American soldiers and a British soldier were killed by rocket fire at Taj base by Shiite militia forces.
In response, the US Air Force attacked a variety of targets across Iraq and Syria for two days, strikes of which killed over 25 Shiite militias in Iraq.
"The United States will not tolerate strikes against our people, our interests, and our allies," said U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Asper.
A US Defense Department official told Sky News in Arabic that the attacks were carried out by fighter jets and non-UAVs. According to the senior, the attack was targeted at five sites, most of them weapons depots. At the various bombing sites.
