Katyusha missile lands near US forces in Mosul in fresh rocket attack
Tehran (KNA) - At least one rocket has landed near an Iraqi military base hosting US forces in Mosul in northern Iraq late on Tuesday in second such incident in two days, an Iraqi military source said.
The source said the rocket was a "locally made" short-range Katyusha missile fired from west Mosul, across the Tigris river.
Xinhua also reported that the rocket has landed on the complex of the former presidential palace in Mosul.
Security sources separately told Reuters that two Katyusha rockets had landed on the base.
Meanwhile, Commander of Nineveh's Operations Command, Nouman al-Zobaie, said in a statement that a rocket was fired from the edge of the western side of Mosul and landed on an empty area far away from one of the security headquarters in the eastern side of the city, without causing casualties.
The situation in the city is under control, al-Zobaie said, adding that the troops found the rocket launcher in the western side of the city.
Source: PressTV