Rockets Hit Military Base South of Baghdad, No Casualties

Arab World

July 24th, 6:35pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

An Iraqi security officer walks near the ‘Arch of Victory’ memorial in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq July 15, 2019. (Reuters)

Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base used by US-led coalition troops south of Baghdad on Friday and caused some material damage but no casualties, the Iraqi military said in a statement. The rockets hit Besmaya base, where Spanish troops have been based as part of the fight directed by the US-led coalition against ISIS. The coalition is reducing its troops in Iraq. A number of rocket and mortar attacks have hit bases hosting coalition forces and landed near the US embassy in Baghdad in recent months. The United States blames Iran-backed militia groups. No known paramilitary groups loyal to Iran have claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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