Missile lands near complex where US soldiers and diplomats are housedAn Iraqi Airways plane sits on the tarmac at Baghdad International Airport. Image Credit: APBaghdad: A rocket slammed into the Baghdad airport on Monday, the Iraqi military said, landing near a complex where US soldiers and diplomats are housed. “The rocket did not cause casualties or material damage,” the Iraqi military’s statement said. Since October, nearly three dozen attacks have targeted American interests in Iraq, including a range of military bases, the US embassy in Baghdad and US oil companies. A total of six rocket attacks since June 8 have targeted the US embassy, the Baghdad airport and a base further north where American and other foreign troops are based.

Source: Libya Today June 22, 2020 21:36 UTC