{"id":54090,"date":"2020-02-14T01:15:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T01:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/14\/iraqi-officials-mortar-shell-hits-airbase-no-casualties\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:04:38","slug":"iraqi-officials-mortar-shell-hits-airbase-no-casualties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2020\/02\/14\/iraqi-officials-mortar-shell-hits-airbase-no-casualties\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi officials: Mortar shell hits airbase, no casualties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAGHDAD \u2014 A mortar shell slammed into an airbase hosting U.S. troops in northern Iraq late Thursday causing no casualties, two Iraqi security officials said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shell struck the K1 Iraqi military airbase in Kirkuk province, according to the security sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. They provided no additional details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rocket <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/28\/several-american-troops-wounded-and-a-us-contractor-killed-in-rocket-attack-on-kirkuk-base\/\" target=_blank>attack on the same base in December<\/a> triggered a chain of retaliatory events that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/03\/iraq-rockets-fired-at-baghdad-airport-7-people-killed\/\" target=_blank>led to soaring U.S.-Iran tensions <\/a>and brought Iraq to the brink of war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Iraqi forces conducted a search of the perimeter of the base and discovered a launching pad and 11 unused missiles, a statement from Iraq&#8217;s military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rocket attack on K1 killed a U.S. contractor on Dec. 27 and led Washington to conduct an airstrike that killed top Iranian Gen. 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