2 rockets land on U.S. base, another seized in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: U.S. forces seized a rocket and its launching pad after two others had landed on a U.S. base in northern Babel province on Thursday, a local police source said. “Two rockets landed on a U.S. military base in the area of al-Mashrou’, (30 km) north of al-Hilla city. The U.S. soldiers, combing the area near the base later, seized one rocket,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The seized rocket, which was ready for firing, and its launching pad were seized in the area of al-Tahiriya, (16 km) north of Hilla,” he added. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 28