Missile targets US military facility near Baghdad airport
A missile attack has targeted a U.S. military facility near the Baghdad airport, two Iraqi security officials said.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said one rocket fell in an adjacent area used by Iraqi security forces and damaged vehicle parked there.
No casualties were reported in the attack early Tuesday. Air traffic was halted as a result of the strike.
U.S. officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment and no group claimed responsibility.
Iran-backed Iraqi militants have regularly targeted bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq over the past year, which they have said is a response to Washington’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas and Hezbollah in Gaza and Lebanon.
Source: Associated Press
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