12 March

US media outlets say two American and one British service member died in a rocket attack on a military base hosting US troops in Iraq.

A spokesperson for the US-led coalition issued a statement that 18 small rockets hit the base in Taji, north of the capital Baghdad, on Wednesday.

It says three coalition personnel were killed and a dozen others were wounded.

In December last year, one US civilian was killed in a rocket strike on a military base in northern Iraq, prompting the US military to attack Iran-backed armed groups.

.The move led to the killing of top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani by US forces. Iran responded with retaliatory attacks.

Concerns are rising that the latest rocket attack will result in increased tensions between the United States and Iran.

NHK