4 rockets hit Iraq airbase hosting US troops: Report
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As per the AFP, 7 mortar bombs fell on Sunday inside Iraq's Balad air base, which houses US forces. Four Iraqi soldiers were also wounded in the attack. Reportedly, the mortar bombs fell in the base's runway inside the base, which is located 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad. Following tensions between the US and Iran over the last two weeks, majority of troops stationed at the Al-Balad airbase north of Baghdad had already left.