Military base in Kut, south Iraq, under 3 rocket attack

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: A military base, used by the Multinational Forces in southern Iraq ’s city of Kut , has come under a 3 Katusha rocket attack on Monday night, but losses were not known, a security source reported.   “A group of unknown armed men launched an attack by 3 Katusha rockets against the Delta military base, used by the Multinational Forces, 7 km to the west of Kut, the center of Wassit Province , on Monday night,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said that police forces headed towards the area, from where the rockets were launched, in al-Jihad district, west of Kut, searching for the attackers.   No official confirmation was issued by the Multinational Forces in Delta base whether the rocket attack had caused any losses.   Noteworthy is that the Shaker base in Badra township, 90 km to the east of Kut, also used as a base by the Multinational Forces, had been target for a 3 Katusha rocket attack last week, wounding a number of American soldiers.   Kut, the center of Wassit Province , is 180 km to the southeast of Baghdad .   SKH (IT)