Iraqi forces thwart rocket attack near US troops
Iraq's success in stopping a rocket attack comes after dialogue with the United States on reducing US troop levels and protecting international coalition forces in the country.
Iraqi security forces stopped rockets from being fired near US troop positions north of Baghdad yesterday. It was the latest of such attacks on US forces over the months and a notable success for the Iraqi military in preventing them.
Iraq's Security Media Cell, an official military body that reports on security matters, said they seized a group of rockets in the Rashidiya area north of Baghdad yesterday, just east of Camp Taji where US troops are located. Two rockets that did go off during the “terrorist act” landed in a remote area and resulted in no casualties, according to the Cell.
“Our forces were able to obtain important information leading to knowledge of those who carried out this terrorist act,” the Cell said in a series of tweets.
The Cell did not provide further information on who carried out the attack.
