A picture taken on Jan 13, 2020, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows a view inside Ayn al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.
(AYMAN HENNA / AFP)
BAGHDAD – Two Katyusha rockets hit an air base housing US military experts and agencies in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Saturday, the Iraqi military said.
The two rockets landed in the evening in the Ayn al-Asad Air Base near the town of al-Baghdadi, some 190 km northwest of the capital Baghdad, causing no casualties, the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement.
Ahmed al-Dulaimi, a colonel from Anbar Operations Command, told Xinhua that the Iraqi forces found two rocket launchers several km from the air base and the incident is under investigation
The rocket attack came, although Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi had confirmed on Dec 29, 2021 the end of the combat mission of the US-led coalition forces in the country.
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Ahmed al-Dulaimi, a colonel from Anbar Operations Command, told Xinhua that the Iraqi forces found two rocket launchers several km from the air base and the incident is under investigation.
Also on Saturday, an Iraqi soldier was killed and another injured in a roadside bomb explosion near their vehicle on the highway near Trebil Border Crossing with Jordan, al-Dulaimi said.
In the eastern province of Diyala, six mortar rounds hit a village at 8 p.m ocal time (1700 GMT), wounding a woman and causing damage to several houses and civilian cars, according to a statement from Diyala Operations Command.
Over the past few months, Iraqi security forces have carried out deadly attacks against the extremist militants to crack down on their intensified activities.
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The security situation in Iraq has improved after Iraqi forces defeated the Islamic State (IS) militant group in 2017. However, IS remnants have since melted into urban centers, deserts and rugged areas, carrying out frequent guerrilla attacks against security forces and civilians.