10 rockets hit airbase hosting US troops in Iraq

As many as 10 rockets hit an Iraqi military airbase hosting United States-led coalition troops on Wednesday, reported CNN. There was no official confirmation on the casualties or damage caused due to this attack so far.

“10 IDF [Indirect fire] rockets targeted an Iraqi military base, Al Asad Airbase, hosting coalition troops, on March 03, 2021 at approx [approximately] 7:20 am [Iraqi time],” Army Colonel Wayne Marotto, the US-led coalition’s spokesperson, said in a tweet. “Iraqi SF [security forces] are leading the response and investigation. Further information will be released as it becomes available.”

Major General Tahseen al-Khafaji of the Iraqi forces told NBC News that there were no casualties or damage reported at the airbase.