Drone attack suspected on Baghdad facility housing US troops, some personnel suffer smoke inhalation: officials
Qassim Abdul-Zahra, The Associated Press and Howard Altman
BAGHDAD — Multiple rockets targeted two Iraqi facilities, including one hosting U.S. and coalition troops, Iraqi security officials and the U.S. military said.
Three rockets hit Balad airbase, north of Baghdad, without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi military statement said. The base houses foreign contractors.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2021/06/09/rockets-target-us-troops-contractors-at-iraqi-military-bases/Hours later, at least one missile hit close to a military base next to Baghdad airport, two Iraqi security officials said. It was unclear whether the explosion was caused by a rocket or a drone strike.
