ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A military base housing Turkish troops in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh was targeted by several rockets Thursday afternoon without inflicting casualties, Kurdish counter-terrorism forces reported.
At least nine rockets fell on Zilkan military base at 1:50 pm, the Erbil-based Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD) said in a statement, adding that the strikes caused no casualties or material damages.
"According to reports, the rockets landed around the military base," the statement said, identifying the projectiles as Grad rockets and noting that they were fired from a Kia truck in an area between two villages near Bashiqa.
Mohammed Amin Gharib, the mayor of Zilkan subdistrict, confirmed to Rudaw that several rockets landed near the base.
Zilkan military base has been frequently targeted in recent years, and the attacks are largely attributed to Iran-backed Iraqi militias.
The presence of Turkish forces in the base has been widely condemned by the Iraqi government, with criticism reaching a peak when a deadly shelling last month blamed on Turkey killed nine Iraqi tourists and injured tens of others.
The incident has harmed diplomatic relations between the two countries, with Iraq filing a complaint against Turkey in the United Nations Security Council.
At least nine rockets fell on Zilkan military base at 1:50 pm, the Erbil-based Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD) said in a statement, adding that the strikes caused no casualties or material damages.
"According to reports, the rockets landed around the military base," the statement said, identifying the projectiles as Grad rockets and noting that they were fired from a Kia truck in an area between two villages near Bashiqa.
Mohammed Amin Gharib, the mayor of Zilkan subdistrict, confirmed to Rudaw that several rockets landed near the base.
Zilkan military base has been frequently targeted in recent years, and the attacks are largely attributed to Iran-backed Iraqi militias.
The presence of Turkish forces in the base has been widely condemned by the Iraqi government, with criticism reaching a peak when a deadly shelling last month blamed on Turkey killed nine Iraqi tourists and injured tens of others.
The incident has harmed diplomatic relations between the two countries, with Iraq filing a complaint against Turkey in the United Nations Security Council.
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