Two Americans and one coalition service member were killed, and 12 other people wounded, in a March 11 rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq, north of Baghdad. Eighteen 107mm Katyusha rockets, traditionally linked to Iranian-backed militias, struck the base. Iraqi Security Forces located the launcher on the back of a truck “a few miles” from the base, which hosts coalition personnel as well as rotary wing aircraft, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement. Five of the injured personnel were medically evacuated in serious condition, The Washington Post reported. The names and specific services of the personnel killed in the attack have not been released, pending next of notification. (Source: AF Magazine 03/11/20)
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Iraq attack kills 2 U.S. personnel
Two Americans and one coalition service member were killed, and 12 other people wounded, in a March 11 rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq, north of Baghdad. Eighteen 107mm Katyusha rockets, traditionally linked to Iranian-backed militias, struck the base. Iraqi Security Forces located the launcher on the back of a truck “a few miles” from the base, which hosts coalition personnel as well as rotary wing aircraft, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement. Five of the injured personnel were medically evacuated in serious condition, The Washington Post reported. The names and specific services of the personnel killed in the attack have not been released, pending next of notification. (Source: AF Magazine 03/11/20)
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