Rocket lands near Baghdad International Airport, no casualties
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack Monday.
A rocket landed near Baghdad International Airport, causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said Monday.
In a statement posted to Twitter, the government’s Security Media Cell said the rocket was launched from south of the airport and there were no damages from the attack. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the cell said security forces are searching for those behind the rocket attack.
Iran-backed militias are suspected in a number of rocket attacks near the capital in recent months. In March, a barrage of rockets struck a military base north of Baghdad, killing two Americans and one British servicemember.
The Pentagon blamed the attack on Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and retaliated with strikes on the Shiite group’s weapons depots.
