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UPDATE 1-Two rockets fall inside Iraq's Taji camp, no casualties reported

16 Aug 2020 / 03:57 H.

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    CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Two Katyusha rockets fell in Iraq's Taji base north of Baghdad that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops, with no casualties being reported, the coalition spokesman and state news agency said on Saturday.

    "On Aug 15, appx 9:15 p.m., two small rockets landed near Taji base. No coalition troops near impact," spokesman for the U.S-led coalition, Col. Myles B. Caggins III, said on Twitter. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Omar Fahmy; Editing by Alison Williams)

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