ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Several rockets landed inside Baghdad's Green Zone late Thursday, according to officials.
“Three Katyusha rockets fell shortly before in one of the empty squares inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, without significant losses, as it was found that they were launched from the Al-Baiji area, west of the capital,” the Iraqi Security Media Cell tweeted in the early hours of Friday.
US-led coalition spokesperson Col.Myles B Caggins III confirmed the attack, saying the attacks did not cause any Coalition casualties or damages to facilities.
The US has attributed past rocket attacks on sites of international importance in the Green Zone to Iran-backed militias, who it says are looking to further inflame US-Iran tensions.
Tuesday’s attack is the latest of several rocket attacks targeting the Green Zone after Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS) personnel raided the headquarters of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia in Baghdad province on June 26, detaining at least 14 fighters of the group who were accused of recent rocket attacks in the capital.
Multiple attacks on military bases hosting US troops have taken place since the raid. Two Katyusha rockets landed near Taji military base, north of Baghdad on August 15, a spokesperson for the US-led coalition confirmed.
“Three Katyusha rockets fell shortly before in one of the empty squares inside the Green Zone in Baghdad, without significant losses, as it was found that they were launched from the Al-Baiji area, west of the capital,” the Iraqi Security Media Cell tweeted in the early hours of Friday.
US-led coalition spokesperson Col.Myles B Caggins III confirmed the attack, saying the attacks did not cause any Coalition casualties or damages to facilities.
The US has attributed past rocket attacks on sites of international importance in the Green Zone to Iran-backed militias, who it says are looking to further inflame US-Iran tensions.
Tuesday’s attack is the latest of several rocket attacks targeting the Green Zone after Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS) personnel raided the headquarters of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia in Baghdad province on June 26, detaining at least 14 fighters of the group who were accused of recent rocket attacks in the capital.
Multiple attacks on military bases hosting US troops have taken place since the raid. Two Katyusha rockets landed near Taji military base, north of Baghdad on August 15, a spokesperson for the US-led coalition confirmed.
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