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| Rockets hit area near Iraq’s Baghdad airport home to Iraqi military & US forces (VIDEO) | |
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| Sirens went off near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq amid reports that several explosions have hit the surrounding area. There have been unconfirmed reports of a missile attack. | Sirens went off near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq amid reports that several explosions have hit the surrounding area. There have been unconfirmed reports of a missile attack. |
| Jordan-based Arabic weekly Al-Hadath reported, citing its own correspondent, that two rockets landed in the area near the airport. The area is reportedly home to Iraqi military installations as well as the US forces. | |
| The airport is located next to the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center (BDSC), used by diplomats, intelligence operatives as well as the US-led anti-terrorist coalition forces in Iraq. | The airport is located next to the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center (BDSC), used by diplomats, intelligence operatives as well as the US-led anti-terrorist coalition forces in Iraq. |
| The target of the reported rocket shelling is still unclear at the moment, as no party has claimed responsibility so far. No casualties have been reported. | The target of the reported rocket shelling is still unclear at the moment, as no party has claimed responsibility so far. No casualties have been reported. |
| Several flights that were supposed to pass over the airport have reportedly been diverted to the area north-east of the Iraqi capital due to the reports of a rocket attack. | Several flights that were supposed to pass over the airport have reportedly been diverted to the area north-east of the Iraqi capital due to the reports of a rocket attack. |
| The incident comes as Iraq is gripped by a wave of anti-establishment protests, with demonstrators accusing the government of corruption and demanding they vacate their posts. The resignation of Iraq’s PM Adel Abdul Mahdi a week ago did little to placate the protesters, that came out in force on Sunday, including in Baghdad. The unrest has been stained with widespread violence. At least 452 people, mostly protesters, have died and over 20,000 have been injured since the start of the action in October. On Friday, Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric called on the political leadership to pick up a new PM “without any foreign intereference.” | |
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