5 mortar shells hit U.S. base in Balad

SALAH EL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Five mortar shells hit the U.S. Anaconda base in Balad on Friday morning, with no word on casualties, a police source said. “Five mortar shells landed on Friday morning (Sept. 11) on Anaconda base in Tathhreb neighborhood in Balad city,” the source told Iraqi News. “The shells landed on the eastern part if the huge base,” he said, noting that no ward was available on casualties and damage. Tikrit, the capital of Salah el-Din, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1