Rocket attack targets US forces at Baghdad Airport
No deaths or material losses were reported, according to Iraqi police official
BAGHDAD
Two rockets landed at the vicinity of the Baghdad Airport that houses a headquarters for US forces, according to an Iraqi police official.
"At dawn, two rockets targeted Baghdad International Airport; where there is a headquarters for American forces in the military part of the airport," Capt. Ahmed Khalaf, a police officer, told Anadolu Agency.
Khalaf stated that "there were no deaths or material losses reported."
He said security forces have found a rocket launcher in the Al-Furat neighborhood, west of Baghdad.
This came after a similar attack targeted US forces at the airport on June 8.
On June 13, the Al-Taji military base north of Baghdad, which accommodates US forces, was also targeted.
Earlier this month, the Iraqi government pledged to protect all military bases of the US-led international coalition with expectation of departure of US troops.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat
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