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Two rockets hit Green Zone, Iraq base housing US troops
Baghdad, Jan 05: Two rockets on Saturday hit Iraq's Al-Balad air base, where US troops are stationed, while two mortars hit Baghdad's Green Zone, a high-security enclave housing the US embassy, security sources said.
Sirens immediately rang out at the American compound in Baghdad hosting both diplomats and troops, sources there told AFP.
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The Al-Balad base, north of Baghdad, was hit by Katyusha rockets, security sources said.
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The US has feared a backlash against its mission and bases where its troops are deployed across Iraq following the precision drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Friday.
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Story first published: Sunday, January 5, 2020, 8:18 [IST]