BAGHDAD (AFP) – Several rockets were launched on Thursday and yesterday against bases hosting troops from the United States (US)-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, security officials and a war monitor said.
Such attacks were frequent early in the war in Gaza but since then have largely halted.
“Four rockets fell in the vicinity” of Ain al-Assad base in Anbar province, an Iraqi security source said.
Another security official said an attack occurred with “a drone and three rockets” that fell close to the base perimeter.
A US official said initial reports indicated that projectiles landed outside the base without causing injuries or damage to the base.
All sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media.
At least one rocket also fell near a base of the coalition in the Conoco gas field in Deir Ezzor province of eastern Syria, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor.
The Observatory said a blast was heard in the area but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
