5 rockets hit Iraqi army base in Amara
September 2, 2010 - 08:22:21

MISSAN / Aswat al-Iraq: The headquarters of the Iraqi army 10th division in the northwest of Amara city was hit with five Katyusha rockets, without causing any casualties.

“The headquarters, 10 km northwest of Amara city, was hit with the rockets late yesterday night,” a local police source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Thursday.

He explained that the rockets were launched from an area around 5 km south of Amara.

“Security forces sealed off the launching area, and found 13 other rockets ready to be launched,” the source added.

Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad.

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