Populist Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr calls for peaceful 'million-strong march' against US troops in Iraq, as Katyusha rockets target Iraqi air base north of Baghdad where US-led coalition forces are posted
Powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr calls for peaceful"million-strong march" against US troops in Iraq, as new rocket attack targets US soldiers in Camp Taji air base north of Baghdad, Iraqi military says.
Further upping the pressure on the American deployment, Katyusha rockets on Tuesday night targeted an Iraqi air base north of Baghdad where US-led coalition forces are based, in the latest attack on American forces in the country. The Iraqi parliament responded by voting on January 5 to oust foreign forces –– including some 5,200 American troops –– who have backed the fight against Daesh group since 2014.
Police and medical sources told AFP news agency two Iraqi personnel members were wounded in the attack.The military instability comes months into mass anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad and the country's south, condemning politicians seen as corrupt and inept.
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