Iraqi army aircraft damaged in rocket attack on Camp Taji
The attack is the latest in a long-running series of low-level attacks believed to be carried out by Iran-sponsored militias in Iraq.
Three Katyusha rockets fell on the Camp Taji military base north of Baghdad on Monday night, damaging an Iraqi army helicopter, the Iraqi military said.
Iraq’s military announced on social media the rockets were launched from Saba’ al-Bour, a neighborhood southeast of the base, and fell on an area of the Camp Taji base used by Iraqi forces.
Taji houses both Iraqi and international military personnel as part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS). The US-led coalition said none of its personnel were injured.
The rocket strike is the latest in a long-running series of low-level attacks believed to be carried out by Iran-sponsored militias in Iraq. Four Katyusha rockets struck Besmaya air base on Friday, a day before the coalition handed the base fully over to Iraqi control. No injuries were reported.
