British base in Iraq attacked
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British base in Iraq attacked
October 29 2007 at 12:38PM
Basra - The British base at Basra International Airport, 25 kilometres north-west of the city, came under Katyusha rocket attack early on Monday morning, media reports said.
British forces fired back at the source of the rockets in Mohandessin neighbourhood, a spokesperson for the multinational forces in Iraq, Major Matthew Bird, told Voices of Iraq news agency (VOI), refusing to give further details.
British soldiers are now stationed in one base - the Basra International Airport - after handing over other military bases to the Iraqi forces, according to VOI.
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British base in Iraq attacked
October 29 2007 at 12:38PM
Basra - The British base at Basra International Airport, 25 kilometres north-west of the city, came under Katyusha rocket attack early on Monday morning, media reports said.
British forces fired back at the source of the rockets in Mohandessin neighbourhood, a spokesperson for the multinational forces in Iraq, Major Matthew Bird, told Voices of Iraq news agency (VOI), refusing to give further details.
British soldiers are now stationed in one base - the Basra International Airport - after handing over other military bases to the Iraqi forces, according to VOI.
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