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2 rockets, mortar shell hit 2 U.S. bases in Salah el-Din

November 18, 2009 - 09:20:02

SALAH EL-DIN / Aswat al-Iraq: Two Katyusha rockets and a mortar shell hit two US bases in Salah el-Din province, a source from the joint coordination center in Tikrit said on Wednesday.

“Two Katyusha rockets landed on Tuesday (Nov. 17) on Spiker base, north of Tikrit, without causing damage,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“A mortar shell hit Anaconda base in Yathreb district, south of Tikrit, at dawn, with no word on casualties” the source added.

Tikrit, the capital of Salah el-Din, lies 175 km north of Baghdad.

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