Base housing US troops in Iraq hit by rockets

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Base housing US troops in Iraq hit by rockets
By: Justine Coleman - The Hill News - 03-03-21
Re: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5...hit-by-rockets

A base housing U.S.-led coalition troops in Iraq was hit by at least 10 rockets on Wednesday morning, military officials said.

The Iraqi military said in a statement that no significant losses were reported in the attack on the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq's Anbar province, but did not detail any potential casualties, according to news reports. Authorities tracked down the launch pad used to fire the rockets in the al-Baghdadi area of Anbar, an Iraqi military official told The Associated Press.

The strike hit the base at about 7:20 a.m. local time, coalition spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto tweeted.

Note: OIR Spokeman Col. Wayne Marotto - sent this report:
Initial report: 10 IDF rockets targeted an Iraqi military base, Al Asad Airbase, hosting Coalition troops, on March 03, 2021 at approx 7:20 a.m. (Iraqi time). Iraqi SF are leading the response & investigation. Further information will be released as it becomes available.
10 Indirect Fire rockets and Iraqi Security Forces are investigating.

Of course! No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which was the first following the U.S.’s strike on an Iranian-backed militia along the Iraq-Syria border last week that resulted in the death of one militiaman, according to the AP.

The U.S. launched that attack in response to a Feb. 16 strike on U.S.-led troops in northern Iraq that killed a civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member.

The base targeted in Wednesday’s attack was the same facility struck by missiles in January 2020 when Iran responded to the U.S. strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Dozens of U.S. service members suffered head injuries as a result of the Iranian missile attack.

Wednesday’s strike also came days before Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq.

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Personal note: Here we go again!

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