Several rockets fired at US military base in Iraq

Tensions have been high in the Middle East after the US killed Qassem Suleimani

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 06, 2017 international coalition forces and Iraqi soldiers instal a floating bridge at the Taji camp, north of Baghdad, during a training session. Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad hosting US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi military said on January 14, 2020 in the latest attack on installations where American troops are deployed. The statement from Iraq's military did not say how many rockets had hit Camp Taji but reported that there were no casualties. / AFP / SABAH ARAR

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A rocket attack has been reported on Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.

The military didn't specify how many rockets hit the US military base.

Police and medical sources told AFP two Iraqi personnel members were wounded in the attack.

Sky News reported that a 'missile' landed near the camp's gates on Tuesday evening, wounding a member of the security forces.

A US soldier walks past a drone in the Ain Al Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. AFP

Iran last week launched a wave of missiles at the sprawling Ain Al Asad airbase in western Iraq and a base in Erbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, both hosting US and other foreign troops. AFP

It came after an operation to killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, in a January 3 US drone strike near Baghdad's airport. AFP

Blast walls of a sleeping quarters for US soldiers at Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq Reuters

Damage at Ain Al Asad military airbase housing US and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. AFP

US soldiers clear rubble from a site of Iranian bombing at Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar. AP

A bulldozer clears rubble and debris at Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar. AP

US soldiers clearing rubble at Ain Al Asad military airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. AFP

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

On Sunday, four people were wounded after eight Katyusha rockets were fired at Balad air base, which houses US personnel, located about 80 kilometres north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said in a statement. Military sources identified the wounded as Iraqi soldiers.

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Tensions have been high in the Middle East after the US killed top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani in a drone strike.

Iran has vowed to avenge his killing and responded by firing missiles at two US bases in Iraq a week later. There were no casualties in those attacks.

Last week, a Ukrainian International Airlines crashed, killing all 176 people on board. The Iranian military admitted over the weekend that they shot it down by mistake.

Updated: January 15, 2020, 10:02 AM