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Rocket attack on military base with US troops in Iraq

2021-03-03T13:22:21.621Z


Al-Asad air base, which houses US troops in Iraq, was hit with at least 10 rockets. The rocket launcher used to fire rockets at the Ain Al-Asad base was found in the al-Bayader agricultural area near the city of al-Baghdadi about 180 kilometers northwest of Baghdad. At least 10 rockets have targeted al-Assad air base in Iraq on Wednesday, which is home to US, Iraqi and Coalition forces, according to US coalition officials. (CNN) - An airbase that houses US, Iraqi and coalition f


The rocket launcher used to fire rockets at the Ain Al-Asad base was found in the al-Bayader agricultural area near the city of al-Baghdadi about 180 kilometers northwest of Baghdad.

At least 10 rockets have targeted al-Assad air base in Iraq on Wednesday, which is home to US, Iraqi and Coalition forces, according to US coalition officials.

(CNN) -

An airbase that houses US, Iraqi and coalition forces in Iraq was hit with at least 10 rockets on Wednesday, US coalition officials said.

Al-Asad air base was hit by Grad missiles, Iraqi officials said early Wednesday.

There are no reports of casualties or damage, and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

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The rocket launcher was found in the al-Bayader agricultural area near the town of al-Baghdadi, about 180 kilometers northwest of Baghdad, military sources told CNN.

Sabereen News, a group of pro-Shiite militias, posted images on its Telegram page claiming they are from the launcher who attacked the base.

CNN cannot independently verify the images.

The attack came just under a week after the US military attacked a site in Syria used by two Iranian-backed militia groups in response to rocket attacks on US forces in the region in recent weeks. which was the first known action of the US Army under the command of President Joe Biden.

The airbase was last hit in January 2020 by Iranian missiles that avenged Qasem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful military figure who was killed in a US airstrike ordered by then-President Donald Trump on Baghdad International Airport in 2020. .

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Wednesday's rocket attack comes just two days before Pope Francis' trip to Iraq, and it will be the first time a pontiff has visited the country.

The pope will remain in the Vatican Embassy throughout his trip, the Vatican said Tuesday.

Source: cnnespanol

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