An American military trainer gives a thumbs up to an Iraqi soldier during an exercise on approaching and clearing buildings at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops and is located north of the capital Baghdad, on January 7, 2015. Taji is one of an eventual five sites from which the US and allied countries aim to train 5,000 Iraqi military personnel every six to eight weeks for combat against the ISIS

An American military trainer at the Taji base complex, which hosts Iraqi and US troops and is located north of the capital Baghdad. (File photo: AP)

Four rockets target base housing US personnel near Baghdad

AFP, Baghdad

Published: 30 December ,2019: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:58 AM GST

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Four rockets exploded on Sunday night near a base housing US troops close to Iraq’s capital, a security official said, shortly after Washington carried out deadly air strikes against a pro-Iran faction.

“Four Katyusha rockets exploded in the evening around the huge Taji Iraqi military base... which houses American soldiers, without causing casualties,” said the Iraqi official, who did not want to be named.

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