Rockets hit Iraq base housing foreign troops, third attack in a week

Iraqi military on March 17 said that two rockets hit a base hosting US-led coalition forces in Baghd. As per reports, recent attack was third in a week on US installations in war-torn country. A statement by military said that rockets hit Besmaya base south of Baghd late Monday night, without reporting any casualties. According to reports, base also houses Spanish troops who are fighting ISIS in Iraq as part of US-led NATO forces.

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Last week, an airstrike reportedly carried out by coalition forces killed 26 fighters in eastern Syria. Media reports suggest that fighters belonged to Iraqi paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi, a faction United States says is backed by Iran. airstrike was carried out near border town of Albu Kamal, which was a stronghold for ISIS since 2014. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo h earlier earned Iraqi Prime Minister that attacks on American forces will t be tolerated. Pompeo reiterated that Iraq must defend coalition forces who are helping country to defeat ISIS.

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US-Iran tensions

dely attack on US-led coalition forces in Iraq came two months after tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated. Tensions between Tehran and Washington rose to an all-time high on January 8, when Ain al-As airbase in Iraq that houses US and NATO forces were hit by multiple rockets during wee hours on Wednesday. This incident was first reported by Iranian state TV, who described it as Tehran’s revenge operation over killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Gen. Qassem Soleimani. 

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General Qassem Soleimani, he of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed by US air raid at Baghd's international airport on January 3, along with six ors. White House and Pentagon confirmed death of Iran's powerful military he by saying that attack was directed by US President Donald Trump.

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