3 mortar shells hit U.S. base north of Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Three mortar shells hit a U.S. base in north of Hilla on Thursday, a police source said. “Three mortar shells landed on a U.S. base in al-Mussayab region, northern Hilla, with no word on casualties,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Hilla, the capital of Babel, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 68