US-led coalition confirms attacks on Iraqi bases housing its troops
A US Army paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares for departure to the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US January 4, 2020. Photo: Reuters
The United States-led military coalition fighting Islamic State said early on Sunday that there were two attacks near Iraqi bases housing its troops on Saturday night but that none of its troops were harmed.
The attacks potentially harmed Iraqi civilians, it said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "The night of Jan. 4, two rocket attacks occurred near Iraqi bases that host Coalition troops in Baghdad and Balad, a total of 13 attacks in the past two months," coalition military spokesman Colonel Myles B. Caggins III said in a statement.
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