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International News Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone, near US embassy BAGHDAD (AP) — Rockets landed in and around the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which houses the U.S. Embassy, causing material damage early Thursday, Iraqi security forces said. by Associated Press Jul. 8 2021 @ 11:05pm BAGHDAD (AP) — Rockets landed in and around the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which houses the U.S. Embassy, causing material damage early Thursday, Iraqi security forces said. Two Katuysha rockets fell near the national security building, and i...

Military vehicles of US soldiers are seen at Ain Al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13. — Reuters BAGHDAD: US diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the past 24 hours, US and Iraq officials said on Wednesday, including at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi air base hosting US forces, wounding two American service members. While there were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attacks — part of a wave targeting US troops or areas where they are based in Iraq and Syria — analysts believed they were part of a campaign ...

Attacks target bases hosting forces in Iraq and Syria July 08 2021 12:49 AM Text Size: AFP/ Baghdad Rocket and drone attacks yesterday targeted bases in Iraq and Syria hosting US forces that are part of an international coalition fighting the Islamic State  group. Fourteen rockets were fired at an air base hosting American troops in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, causing minor injuries to two personnel, the US-led coalition said. It was the latest in a spate of attacks on US military and diplomatic facilities in Iraq, blamed on armed groups within a state-sponsored paramilitary forc...

© Getty Images Happy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: U.S. troops in Iraq again come under rocket fire Wednesday, this time with two getting minor injuries. Fourteen rockets were launched at al Asad Air Base in western Iraq at about 12:30 p.m. local time, Col. Wayne Marotto, the spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition Operation Inherent Resolve, confirmed on Twitter. Marotto said the rockets landed on the ba...

News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news US, Kurdish Forces Foil Drone Attack on Base in Syria Since President Biden recently bombed targets militia targets in Iraq and Syria, attacks on US forces in both countries have increased The US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the group and the US foiled a drone attack on a base in eastern Syria on Wednesday. The incident marked the second recent attack on US troops in Syria since President Biden bombed militia targets near the Iraq-Syria border last week. “Our frontline forces against IS and coalition forces in the...