Rockets hit Baghdad airport compound, disused civilian plane damaged

The damaged stationary aircraft on the tarmac of Baghdad airport, after rockets reportedly tragetted the runway. PHOTO: Facebook Page of the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation/AFP

Several rockets landed in the Baghdad International Airport compound and near an adjacent US air base, damaging at least one disused civilian aeroplane, Iraqi police sources said. The police sources did not report any other damage or any injuries. The damaged aircraft was an out of use Iraqi Airways plane, they said. Iraq's state news agency reported, citing the country's aviation authority, that there was no disruption to travel. The US air base, known as Camp Victory, is located around the perimeter of Baghdad's civilian airport.