Four Katyusha rockets fall inside the Green Zone in central Baghdad
Baghdad,(ST)-The Military Information Cell in Iraq announced today that the Green Zone in the center of Baghdad was targeted with four Katyusha rockets.
Alsumaria News website quoted the cell as saying in a statement that “four Katyusha rockets landed after midnight last night inside the Green Zone in Baghdad without causing any human or material losses,” noting that the security forces found a launch pad near the Rashid Camp south of Baghdad.
An Iraqi security source announced earlier today that two Katyusha rockets fell at dawn in the vicinity of the Green Zone, specifically in the celebrations square, which resulted in minor material damage without any human casualties, pointing out that a security force cordoned off the scene and opened an investigation into its circumstances.
Three Katyusha rockets landed in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport at dawn yesterday.
Haifaa Mafalani