US soldiers walk past army trucks during a logistical operation to clear equipment and heavy machinery from the Balad military base, north of Baghdad. (File photo: AFP)

US soldiers walk past army trucks at the Balad air base, north of Baghdad. (File photo: AFP)

Mortars hit Iraq’s Balad air base - military sources

Reuters, Tikrit, Iraq

Published: 05 December ,2019: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 03:06 PM GST

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Two mortars landed inside Iraq’s Balad air base on Thursday, two Iraqi military sources said.

No casualties have been reported in the mortar attack against the air base, said the sources.

Balad base hosts US forces and contractors and is located about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad.

On Tuesday, five rockets landed on Ain Al-Asad air base, which hosts US forces in Anbar province in western Iraq without causing any casualties.

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