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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 demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony at an Iraqi army base in Camp Taji in Baghdad, February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad - GF10000317853

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.

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