4 Rockets Hit Iraq Air Base
8 rockets hit iraq s balad air base iraqi military spokesperson tells nbc news.
4 rockets hit iraq air base. Amid us iran tension four iraqis injured as volley of rockets hit balad air base hosting american troops file image of us army paratroopers reuters some 5 200 us soldiers are stationed at bases across iraq to support local troops preventing a resurgence of the islamic state group. Us soldiers at qayyarah air base where us led troops in 2017 had helped iraqis plan out the fight against the islamic state in nearby mosul in northern iraq. The move almost put the two nations on the brink of war but a large scale conflict was eventually avoided.
Ayman henna afp march 26 2020. No us soldiers were injured or killed in the attack. 4 iraqi soldiers were injured.
The same air base had been hit on january 4 when three rockets hit the balad airbase. Nbc s chief foreign. Marines at al asad air base on june 4 2018.
A volley of rockets slammed into an iraqi airbase north of baghdad where us forces have been based wounding four local troops the iraqi military said on sunday. Rockets hit 2 iraqi air bases where u s. The incident took place in the evening when the rockets struck al taji military base some 30 km north of baghdad the xinhua news agency.
At least four soldiers were injured after several rockets hit the balad air base in iraq military sources have said. According to the initial reports seven mortar bombs fell on sunday inside iraq s balad air base which was hosting the united states troops. 4 iraqi air force servicemen injured as 8 rockets hit base housing us troops 12 jan 2020 17 06.
Forces operate in iraq at the invitation of the government of iraq to. Iran backed militia group hezbollah had claimed responsibility for the attack in which 107mm and 122mm unguided rockets were launched by irgc proxies at baghdad s green zone which hit in the vicinity of the us embassy. Us bases in iraq were also hit by a ballistic missile attack from iran on january 8.