Missiles Hit Iraq Base Hosting Foreign Troops

The latest attack comes on the heels of two missile attacks on Iraqi Troops in Baghdad, killing two American soldiers and a British servicewoman. This prompted the coalition led by the US to wage major strikes against local Shia militants.

A military base in Iraq housing foreign forces has been subjected to a rocket attack.

A pair of rockets struck the Besmaya base located south of Baghdad's capital late Monday night, according to an Iraqi military source.

The military installation hosts Spanish Troops supporting both the activities of the US-led anti-Daesh * and NATO training forces.

There is no immediate available number of casualties or damage inflicted by the attack.

The coalition reportedly withdrew from several of its smaller bases in Iraq in the wake of the slew of rocket attacks against them.

According to a statement quoted by CNN, these facilities will remain under Iraqi control and the coalition will continue to retain its advisory capacity.

On Thursday night, US aircraft struck five advanced conventional weapons storage facilities in Iraq that belong to the Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah. The United States blames the militia for a rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq that killed two US servicemen and a Briton on 11 March.

Iraqi President Barham Salih slammed the US strikes as a violation of the country's sovereignty. The country's foreign ministry summoned the US envoy to Iraq on 13 March to hand over a note of protest against unauthorized attacks committed on Iraqi soil.