BASRA, Sept 28 (KUNA) -- A British military base at Basra Airport was hit by mortars Thursday night, the British troops in southern Iraq said on Friday.
Unidentified gunmen shelled with mortars the British military base at Basra Airport but no damage or casualties were reported, a spokesman of the British troops said in a statement.
This is the second attack against the British troops in the south since they withdrew from the Basra Palace in mid August.(end) smj.msa KUNA 281732 Sep 07NNNN