Rockets strike Iraqi base where US troops are located, US defense official says

October 2, 2020

CNN:

 

Six rockets landed near Erbil International Airport in the semiautonomous Kurdistan region, in northern Iraq, on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

A U.S. defense official with direct knowledge of the latest reports told CNN that initial indicators are that three rockets struck a base where U.S. troops are located, with additional rockets hitting outside the base. There are no reports of U.S. injuries or damage so far.

The U.S. has some initial indications that the rockets may have been larger than those typically used, but officials are still trying to confirm that. The defense official called this attack “troubling”, because of the number of rockets involved and the possible use of larger-scale weapons…

 

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