Rocket lands near Iraqi military base housing US troops

Authorities have not reported casualties.
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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – At least one rocket landed near an Iraqi military base housing US troops close to the Baghdad International Airport on Sunday evening.

The alarm system at the base went off immediately, a security source told Kurdistan 24.

The Iraqi Security Media Cell confirmed in a statement that the C-RAM anti-aircraft system shot down one rocket while a second rocket fell in the vicinity of the base.

So far there were no reports of casualties.

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