Rockets strike Iraqi base where US troops are located, US defense official says
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Barbara Starr, CNN
Updated 6:48 PM ET, Wed September 30, 2020
(CNN)Six rockets landed near Erbil International Airport in the semiautonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
A US defense official with direct knowledge of the latest reports told CNN initial indicators are that three rockets struck a base where US troops are located, with additional rockets hitting outside the base. There are no reports of US injuries or damage so far.
The US has some initial indications the rockets may have been larger than those typically used, but officials are still trying to confirm that. The defense official called this attack "troubling" because of the number of rockets involved and the possible use of larger-scale weapons.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/politics/rockets-us-base-iraq/index.html
