(GNB Desk): At least ten rockets struck an airbase in Iraq hosting U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, according to the US-led coalition forces and Iraqi military.
Coalition spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto said 10 rockets hit Ain al-Asad airbase in Anbar province at 7:20 a.m. and Iraqi security forces were leading an investigation into the incident. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
It was not immediately known if there were any casualties.
The Iraqi military released a statement saying the attack did not cause significant losses and that security forces had found the launch pad used for the missiles, media reported.
An Iraqi military official said they had been found in the al-Baghdadi area of Anbar, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not permitted to brief media, the associated press writes.
British Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Hickey condemned the attack, saying it undermined the ongoing fight against the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.
“Coalition forces are in Iraq to fight Daesh at the invitation of the Iraqi government,” he tweeted. “These terrorist attacks undermine the fight against Daesh and destabilise Iraq.”
The attack comes just days after the Pentagon launched airstrikes against Iran-aligned militia targets along the Iraq-Syria border.
It was the first attack since the US said it had targeted Iran-aligned militia positions along the Iraq-Syria border on February 26.
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