Rockets fired at Turkish military base in Nineveh, no casualties reported: official
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Two rockets were fired at a Turkish military base in Nineveh province on Monday night, a local official told Rudaw, adding that no casualties or material damage has been reported.
The rockets landed between Jubran village and the Turkish military base in Zelkan sub-district, its mayor, Mohammed Amin Gharib, told Rudaw, adding that the distance between both places is five kilometers.
The mayor noted that no casualties or material damage were reported, and that the direction from which the rockets were fired is unknown.
The Turkish military base, located in Nineveh Plains Bashik town, has been targeted multiple times this year.
It was targeted earlier in April when four rockets were fired, killing one Turkish soldier and injuring two civilians, including a 12-year-old girl, in the attack.
Multiple rockets were again fired at the base in November but no casualties were reported.
Turkey-Iraq relations were strained in the wake of the deployment of some 150 Turkish soldiers to Iraq in December 2015. The troops are still present in the area despite calls from Iraqi officials for them to leave.
The rockets landed between Jubran village and the Turkish military base in Zelkan sub-district, its mayor, Mohammed Amin Gharib, told Rudaw, adding that the distance between both places is five kilometers.
The mayor noted that no casualties or material damage were reported, and that the direction from which the rockets were fired is unknown.
The Turkish military base, located in Nineveh Plains Bashik town, has been targeted multiple times this year.
It was targeted earlier in April when four rockets were fired, killing one Turkish soldier and injuring two civilians, including a 12-year-old girl, in the attack.
Multiple rockets were again fired at the base in November but no casualties were reported.
Turkey-Iraq relations were strained in the wake of the deployment of some 150 Turkish soldiers to Iraq in December 2015. The troops are still present in the area despite calls from Iraqi officials for them to leave.