United States airbase in Iraq hit by rockets

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At least 10 rockets are launched towards a military base in western Iraq that hosts United States, coalition and Iraqi forces, in what appears to be the first retaliatory attack after the US struck Iran-aligned militia targets last week.

At least 10 rockets have been launched towards a military base in western Iraq that hosts United States, coalition and Iraqi forces, according to US officials.US troops in Iraq decreased their presence in the country under the Trump administrationIt's not immediately known if there were any casualties.

The rockets struck Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province at 7:20am local time on Wednesday, US military spokesperson Colonel Wayne Marotto said, adding that investigations were continuing. The Iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses and that security forces had found the launch pad used for the missiles.The US strike along the border had been in response to a spate of rocket attacks that targeted the American presence, including one that killed a coalition contractor from the Philippines outside the Irbil airport.

The Pentagon had said the strike was a "proportionate military response" taken after consulting coalition partners. It stoked fears of a possible repeat of a series of tit-for-tat attacks that escalated last year, culminating in the

 

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