US Edition5 injured in rocket attack on Baghdad airport
- On Sunday, five rockets struck Baghdad International Airport and surrounding areas, injuring five people, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell. The airport complex houses a US diplomatic facility and military bases.
- Tehran-Backed armed groups have claimed daily drone and rocket attacks against US bases in Iraq and Baghdad's airport, as Iraq serves as a long-standing proxy battleground between Iran and the US.
- The rockets struck the airport, a water desalination plant, and areas near Martyr Alaa Air Base and Baghdad Central Prison, wounding four airport employees and security personnel, plus an engineer.
- Authorities seized the rocket launchpad in the Radwaniya area and removed security officers from their posts. Iraq's justice ministry warned the attack threatened the security of Karkh prison, housing thousands of Islamic State suspects.
- Since the Middle East war began, Iraq has suspended air traffic and closed its airspace across the country. A drone also struck the US embassy complex on Saturday, escalating regional tensions.
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Five people were injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad International Airport on Sunday. A total of five rockets had been fired towards the airport, the Iraqi security forces declared. Rocket missiles were mainly hit on the premises of the civilian airport, on which, due to the Iran war, no machines were currently launched and landed.On the huge airport site there is also a diplomatic representation of the United States. According to the reports,…
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Five wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad airport
Security forces seized the launchpad used for the attack in the al-Radwaniya area southwest of Baghdad
5 injured in rocket attack on Baghdad airport
Five rockets struck Baghdad International Airport and nearby areas, injuring five people, according to Iraqi officials. The attack happened at 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to Saad Maan, head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, an official body under the prime minister’s office. He said four airport employees and security personnel were wounded, along with an engineer. The official said the rockets landed inside the airport compound, at a water treatme…
Baghdad International Airport and its surrounding area were attacked on Sunday evening with five rockets, resulting in injuries to five airport employees and security personnel. Security forces were able to seize the launch platform from which the rockets were fired.
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