BAGHDAD: Two American soldiers and a British soldier were killed Wednesday, a United States official said, in the deadliest rocket attack in years on an Iraqi military base hosting foreign troops. The attack threatens a dangerous escalation, with suspected US-led coalition air strikes promptly targeting Iran-aligned Iraqi fighters in neighboring Syria, a war monitor said. The Iraqi military said the rockets were fired from the back of a truck, but it did not comment on any casualties. Wednesday’s attack on the Taji air base was the 22nd on US installations in Iraq, including the American embassy, since late October. At least 25 Kataeb Hezbollah fighters were killed and their supporters on 31 December besieged the US embassy in Baghdad.

Source: Manila Times March 12, 2020 17:15 UTC