In this file photo taken before the attack, Iraqi forces patrol the town of Tarmiyah, near Balad Air Base. AFP
In this file photo taken before the attack, Iraqi forces patrol the town of Tarmiyah, near Balad Air Base. AFP
In this file photo taken before the attack, Iraqi forces patrol the town of Tarmiyah, near Balad Air Base. AFP
In this file photo taken before the attack, Iraqi forces patrol the town of Tarmiyah, near Balad Air Base. AFP

Iraq

Rocket attack targets Iraqi base housing US contractors

No casualties have yet been reported at the base, which hosts Iraq's F-16 jet fleet, but at least two rockets landed in a nearby village

Robert Tollast
Robert Tollast
Abu Dhabi

March 16, 2021

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At least seven unguided rockets were fired at Balad airbase, north of Baghdad, which houses US contractors.

The attack was reported by Sabreen news, an Iraqi news source sympathetic to Iran-backed militias in Iraq. The attack reportedly occurred at 11pm local time.

Iraqi security forces later confirmed the attack on their official twitter account, saying that two rockets had fallen outside of the base perimeter, blasting a hole in the roof of a nearby house.

This is a developing story with more updates to follow...

Iraq