A picture taken on Jan 13, 2020, during a press tour organized by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows a view inside Ain al-Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.
(AYMAN HENNA / AFP)
BAGHDAD – Three rockets landed on Monday outside the perimeter of an air base housing US military experts and agencies in Iraq's western province of Anbar, an Iraqi army source said.
After the attack, the Iraqi security forces found the rocket launchers in an area outside the town of Haditha, about 210 km northwest of Baghdad, the source said
The three rockets landed in the evening near the Ayn al-Asad Airbase near the town of al-Baghdadi, some 190 km northwest of the capital Baghdad, causing no casualties, an officer from Anbar Operations Command told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
After the attack, the Iraqi security forces found the rocket launchers in an area outside the town of Haditha, about 210 km northwest of Baghdad, the source said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but uncontrolled militias frequently target Iraqi military bases housing US military advisors across the country, and the US embassy in Baghdad has been frequently targeted by mortar and rocket attacks.
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It is worth noting that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi confirmed on Dec 29, 2021 the end of the combat mission of the US-led coalition forces in the country.