At least three rockets, some reports say 14 rockets, landed on Monday on the Ain al-Asad airbase, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, but caused no casualties, a coalition spokesman said.
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.
Rocket attack on Ain al-Assad military base that houses US troops.
Two soldiers have been wounded, coalition spokesperson confirmed.#Iraq https://t.co/l7tO7M2wvS— Baxtiyar Goran ☀️ (@BaxtiyarGoran) July 7, 2021
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