Samarra, Iraq:
Seven rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase housing US troops north of Baghdad on Monday, a safety supply mentioned, the newest in a string of attacks Washington routinely blames on Iran-linked factions.
The evening attack on Al-Balad did not bring about any casualties or harm inside the base, the safety official mentioned.
The other 5 rockets crashed into a nearby village, he added, noting that all seven have been fired from a separate village in the neighbouring province of Diyala, east of the base.
There was no instant claim of duty.
There have been numerous such attacks in current weeks targeting areas exactly where US forces operate.
On March 3, an American sub-contractor was killed in a related attack against one more airbase, Ain Al-Assad, in Iraq’s western desert.
That came days right after the US bombed a border depot in neighbouring Syria which the Pentagon mentioned was made use of by Iran-backed Iraqi armed militia that have been tied to the rocket attacks.
US President Joe Biden described the February 25 raid as a “warning” to Iran.
Dozens of rocket attacks and roadside bombs targeted Western safety, military and diplomatic internet sites in Iraq in 2020, blamed by Iraqi and Western military sources on hardline pro-Iran factions.
The attacks had come to a close to-comprehensive halt in October following a truce with the hardliners, but have given that resumed.
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