Top NewsA rocket attack targeting U.S. personnel housed at a base in Iraq’s western desert injured several American troops late on Monday, according to U.S. defense officials.
Initial reports were that at least five people were injured in Monday’s attack and that the wounded included both U.S. troops and contractors.
Those Iraqi militants have typically attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria and targeted Israel using longer-range rockets.
The chief goal of Iran-backed groups in Iraq is to force the U.S. troops to leave the country entirely.
There are about 2,500 American troops in Iraq, as well as 900 in Syria, where the Islamic State has once again become active.
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