Rockets hit Iraqi base housing US forces

BAGHDAD, 06 July 2021, (TON): A coalition spokesman said “at least three rockets landed on the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, but caused no casualties.”

U.S. Army Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for the U.S.-led international military coalition, tweeted that initial reports suggested the attack took place at 2:45 p.m.. He said the damage was being assessed.

The United States accuses Iran-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its troops in Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday’s attack.

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