U.S. base in Babel rocketed

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Four rockets hit the U.S. base in north of Babel on Friday, according to a security source. “Four rockets hit the U.S. base in Mashrouaa al-Musayab region, northern Hilla,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The rockets were launched in two attacks; two rockets in every attack,” he added. “A U.S. force searched the region and found two local-made pads,” he said, without giving further details. The attack is the third on the U.S. base in the past three days. Hilla, the capital of Babel, is 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 102