Three Katyusha rockets land near Baghdad’s airport - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Jun 16, 2020

A veiw of Baghdad international Airport, after Iraq has suspended flights at its domestic airports as the coronavirus spreads, in Baghdad, Iraq March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RC2PLF9PTROE — Baghdad international Airport is pictured in Baghdad, Iraq, March 17, 2020. — REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Three Katyusha rockets landed near Baghdad's airport late Monday, according to the Iraqi military, in the latest in a flurry of similar attacks in the capital this month.

The military said Tuesday a rocket launcher was discovered in the Al-Makaseb neighborhood, southeast of the airport. No one was hurt and there were no reports of damage.

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