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Baghdad airport hit with rockets, no one hurt

No group has claimed credit for the latest attack.

A photo taken on June 10, 2021, shows traffic at the entrance to Baghdad International Airport.
A photo taken on June 10, 2021, shows traffic at the entrance to Baghdad International Airport, one day after a booby-trapped drone struck the airport area in Iraq's capital. — SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Images

Baghdad International Airport was hit with at least three rockets on Friday, damaging an unused commercial airliner.

No one was reported hurt in the incident, which was not immediately claimed by any group, though Iran-backed militias are frequently blamed for targeting sites in Iraq used by international coalition troops that maintain a presence at the airport.

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