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| Iraq | |
| Reports of rocket attack on Taji military base northern Iraqi capital of Baghdad | |
| 2020-01-15 | |
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The attack has been described as "fierce," with one rocket landing near the gates according to the BBC, but reportedly no rocket hit the base itself. According to a statement by the Iraqi military there were no casualties; The US-led military coalition fighting Islamic State also said no troops were affected in the attack. "No Coalition troops were affected by this small attack at Taji Base," coalition military spokesman Colonel Myles Caggins III said in a tweet. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The camp houses American, Australian and New Zealand allied forces, as well as members of the New Iraqi Army and Iraqi National Guard. | |
| Posted by:Fred |