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Rockets hit air base in Iraq hosting American troops, US forces say
[Stars & Stripes] A barrage of at least 10 rockets targeted an airbase housing American troops in western Iraq on Wednesday, the U.S.-led coalition said.The rockets hit al Asad Air Base in Anbar province at about 7:20 a.m., Army spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto said in a Twitter post. Marotto did not say whether there were any casualties. The Iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses and that security forces had found the launch pad used for the missiles, The Associated Press reported. The attack came two days before Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq in a trip that will include Baghdad, southern Iraq and in the northern city of Irbil. It also came after President Joe Biden ordered a U.S. airstrike in Syria, in response to a series of rocket attacks on American and coalition troops in Iraq. Washington has blamed these on Shiite militias attempting to pressure the U.S. into withdrawing from the country. Posted by: Besoeker 2021-03-03 |
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