At least four Iraqi soldiers were wounded as eight rockets hit a military base hosting US troops, Iraq’s communications body said on Sunday.
BASE LOCATED 80 KM NORTH OF IRAQ’S CAPITAL
Eight Katyusha-type rockets hit the Balad Air Base in Salah al-Din province, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq’s Security Media Cell said in a statement.
The Iraqi military media centre said on Sunday the al-Balad airbase, located some 80km away from the capital, was hit by eight Katyusha rockets.