Rockets land near Iraqi air base ahead of strategic dialogue with US

No one was hurt in the latest barrage, an Iraqi military official said
US soldiers load cargo into planes during a logistical operation to clear equipment and heavy machinery from the Balad military base, north of Baghdad, on Aug. 27, 2010 a week before the US military is due to end its combat mission in the country.
US soldiers load cargo into planes during a logistical operation to clear equipment and heavy machinery from the Balad military base, north of Baghdad, on Aug. 27, 2010 a week before the US military is due to end its combat mission in the country. - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images
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Two rockets landed outside Iraq’s Balad air base on Sunday ahead of planned talks between Washington and Baghdad officials over the future of US troop presence in Iraq.

No personnel were injured and no damage was inflicted, the Iraqi Army’s Maj. Gen. Tahseen al-Khafaji told the Associated Press.

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