Recent US attacks in Iraq and Syria have led to threats of retaliation. This may well be happening Wednesday, with rockets hitting multiple US-related targets.
The largest attack was in the afternoon, at the Ayn al-Asad base in Western Iraq. Fourteen rockets were fired at the site, and two minor injuries were reported.
The US says the attackers fired from a mobile rocket launcher from a nearby town. They reported a truck transporting the rockets also detonated.
A group calling itself Brigades to Avenge al-Muhandis claimed credit for the attack, saying they fired 30 rockets, saying they would force the US to leave Iraq.
In what may be a related matter, there were two rockets reported to have landed in Baghdad’s Green Zone, near the US embassy. Details on this report are still emerging.
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