Rockets Hit Near Baghdad Airport, Launcher With Timer Found

Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties.

A view of Baghdad international Airport, after Iraq suspended flights at its domestic airports as the CCP virus spreads, in Baghdad, Iraq on March 17, 2020. Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo/Reuters

BAGHDAD—Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage or casualties, the Iraqi military said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Security officials said it was not immediately clear whether a military base hosting U.S. troops next to the airport was the target.