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Two US, one British troops killed in rocket attack on Iraq's Taji base - report Two US, one British soldier killed in rocket attack on Iraq's Taji base - reports
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Two Americans and one British servicemember are dead after 15 rockets hit a coalition base outside Baghdad, US officials have reported, citing “preliminary information” - despite Iraqi claims the strike had produced no casualties. Two Americans and one British service member are dead after 15 rockets hit a coalition base outside Baghdad, US officials said citing “preliminary information,” despite Iraqi claims there had been no casualties from the strike.
The rocket attack on Camp Taji also left about a dozen people injured, the officials told Reuters, on condition of anonymity. Wednesday's rocket attack on Camp Taji also left about a dozen people injured, Reuters reported citing the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Iraqi military, which initially reported 10 rockets had hit the base 27km north of Baghdad on Wednesday, did not mention any casualties. The Iraqi military initially reported 10 rockets had hit the base 27km north of Baghdad, and did not mention any casualties.
The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed it was aware of “an incident involving UK service personnel at Camp Taji” and that it was investigating.The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed it was aware of “an incident involving UK service personnel at Camp Taji” and that it was investigating.
Several sources reported that the US responded to the strike with airstrikes against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units in Anbar province near the border of Iraq and Syria, though no group has stepped forward to take responsibility for the attack on Camp Taji and no evidence has been presented linking any Iraqi militia to the rockets. Several sources reported that the US responded to the attack with airstrikes against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units in the Anbar province, near the border of Iraq and Syria. No group has stepped forward to take responsibility for the attack on Camp Taji and no evidence has been presented linking any Iraqi militia to the rockets.
The rocket attack was the latest of several to hit US and coalition sites in Iraq over the past few months and the second strike on Camp Taji since January, when several rockets landed in and around the base, injuring a member of the Iraqi security forces. No group claimed responsibility for these acts.The rocket attack was the latest of several to hit US and coalition sites in Iraq over the past few months and the second strike on Camp Taji since January, when several rockets landed in and around the base, injuring a member of the Iraqi security forces. No group claimed responsibility for these acts.
The Pentagon has insisted the threat of Iranian attack justifies beefing up its missile defense systems in Iraq, even though the Iraqi parliament has made clear it wants all foreign troops out of the country. The last time an American was killed in a rocket attack against an Iraqi base – at K-1 outside Kirkuk in December 2019 – Washington also responded with air strikes against the PMU. This was followed by a cycle of escalation that involved an attempted storming of the US embassy in Baghdad, a US drone strike that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps General Qassem Soleimani in January, and Iranian reprisal involving the targeting of two Iraqi bases that hosted US troops with ballistic missiles.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The Pentagon has insisted the threat of Iranian attack justifies beefing up its missile defense systems in Iraq, even though the Iraqi parliament has made clear following the Soleimani assassination that it wants all foreign troops out of the country.
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