Mortars hit US military HQ at Baghdad airport

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Source: reuters

BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Militants fired mortar rounds at Camp Victory, the U.S. military's sprawling headquarters near Baghdad airport, after dusk on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of injuries, a U.S. military official said.

A Western security contractor at the base said he heard nine mortar rounds being fired and four explosions inside the perimeter. He was not aware of any casualties.

Such attacks on the base are relatively rare. Last month, an Iranian-made rocket killed one person in an attack blamed on militants loyal to anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.

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[seriousstan]

1. The managed to land 4 out of 9 rounds inside 60 acres.

[Larkspur]

2. The Surge is working! The Surge is Working!!

/sarcasm

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Um, ah, just follow my brilliant leadership" - Commander AWOL

"You can rest easy with me in command, and Dickie 'Five Military Deferments' Cheney giving me advice on how to lead you all to victoriosity in our glorious and holy Republicon Oil Profits Crusade - So just moove along now, there is nothing to see here at HQ -- and always remember, Big BushCo loves you"

- Commander AWOL

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4. Attack on US base in Iraq kills 2, wounds dozens

Source: Reuters

An "indirect fire" attack on a big U.S. military base in the Iraqi capital Baghdad overnight killed two coalition forces members and wounded 38, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

A Western security contractor at the Camp Victory military base had said he heard nine mortar rounds being fired and four explosions inside the perimeter after dusk on Wednesday.

Such attacks on the base, the U.S. military's sprawling headquarters near Baghdad airport, are relatively rare compared to other U.S. facilities, given its size and location. Indirect fire attacks usually refer to mortars or rockets.

In a statement, the military said two "third country nationals" had also been wounded.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L11031418.htm