5 Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraqi Base Hosting US Troops

5 Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraqi Base Hosting US Troops

Malaysia Sun-International·2021-04-19 15:11

SAMARRA, IRAQ - Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting U.S. soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.

Two of the rockets fired at Balad airbase, north of Baghdad, crashed into a dormitory and a canteen of U.S. company Sallyport, a security source told AFP.

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