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Drone and rocket attack on base at Baghdad airport: AFP

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15-03-2026 | 12:52

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Drone and rocket attack on base at Baghdad airport: AFP

Several drones and rockets targeted on Sunday a military base at the Baghdad airport complex, which also houses a U.S. diplomatic facility, three security sources told AFP.

"Nine attacks with drones and rockets targeted the Victory military base in the airport," a security official said, with an AFP journalist reporting hearing explosions in the capital.

Another security source said at least three drones were downed. It remains unclear if the military base was directly hit.

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