MNF base in Wassit mortared

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Four mortar shells were fired at a Multi-National Force (MNF) base near Kut city, without leaving casualties, a police source said on Wednesday. “The MNF’s Camp Delta Base (15 km west of Kut city) was attacked on Tuesday night (Jan. 6) by four mortar shells,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The base was attacked by two Katyusha rockets last Wednesday (Dec. 31) and last Thursday (Jan. 1) by ten Katyusha rockets. No comment was immediately available from the Coalition forces. Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P) 1