Rockets hit Iraq’s Green Zone, US-led coalition leaves base

QAYYARAH BASE (HRNW) – Two rockets slammed into the Iraqi capital s high-security Green Zone early Thursday, hours before US-led forces were set to pull out of a second base in the country.

Some 7,500 troops are in Iraq as part of the US-led coalition helping local troops fight jihadist remnants, but those numbers are being significantly drawn down this month.

The alliance is temporarily bringing some trainers home as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic and is also leaving other Iraqi bases altogether.

 

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