Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

4 Katyusha rockets seized in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The al-Huweija district’s isnad (support) tribal forces seized four Katyusha rockets and their pads in western Kirkuk province on Saturday evening, a local police source said. “The missiles were seized between the areas of al-Huweija and al-Riad near al-Bakkara base of the Multi-National Force (MNF), 65 km southwest of Kirkuk,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The missiles were dismantled without incident,” the source added. The oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1