#BREAKING
Numerous helicopters reported in air after hearing three explosions near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
Numerous helicopters reported in air after hearing three explosions near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
#UPDATE
Three rocket-propelled grenades land near the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
Three rocket-propelled grenades land near the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
#UPDATE
@thestevennabil reports rockets hit "the vicinity of Baghdad International airport near the civilian runway."
#Iraq
@thestevennabil reports rockets hit "the vicinity of Baghdad International airport near the civilian runway."
#Iraq
@thestevennabil #UPDATE
-U.S. forces stationed in Baghdad Int'l Airport
-Reports claim Americans taking control over the facility
-Airport reportedly closed down, flights disrupted
-Reports: rockets targeted the airport from "Al-Sweib" area, SW of Baghdad
-Warplane activity reported
-U.S. forces stationed in Baghdad Int'l Airport
-Reports claim Americans taking control over the facility
-Airport reportedly closed down, flights disrupted
-Reports: rockets targeted the airport from "Al-Sweib" area, SW of Baghdad
-Warplane activity reported
@thestevennabil #BREAKING
-One of the rockets fell inside the air cargo zone - via @BarzanSadiq
-UNCONFIRMED: US forces bomb #Iran-backed militia HQs in Baghdad - via @AuroraIntel
-One of the rockets fell inside the air cargo zone - via @BarzanSadiq
-UNCONFIRMED: US forces bomb #Iran-backed militia HQs in Baghdad - via @AuroraIntel
@thestevennabil @BarzanSadiq @AuroraIntel #UPDATE
-Al-Hadath reporting civilian casualties in the Baghdad Int'l Airport rocket attack.
-Rockets target joint US-Iraqi counter-terror center - via Al Jazeera citing Iraqi security forces (Credit: @ragipsoylu)
Image: @Intel_Sky
-Al-Hadath reporting civilian casualties in the Baghdad Int'l Airport rocket attack.
-Rockets target joint US-Iraqi counter-terror center - via Al Jazeera citing Iraqi security forces (Credit: @ragipsoylu)
Image: @Intel_Sky
@thestevennabil @BarzanSadiq @AuroraIntel @ragipsoylu @Intel_Sky Another video from Baghdad Int'l Airport
"Two SUVs were directly hit in the road leading in-out the civilian Baghdad International Airport , body parts everywhere according to witnesses on the ground," says @thestevennabil.
Video: @TheOmarHabeeb
"Two SUVs were directly hit in the road leading in-out the civilian Baghdad International Airport , body parts everywhere according to witnesses on the ground," says @thestevennabil.
Video: @TheOmarHabeeb
@thestevennabil @BarzanSadiq @AuroraIntel @ragipsoylu @Intel_Sky @TheOmarHabeeb Images from Baghdad Int'l Airport
Credit:@Mustafa_Ahmed91
"Interruption of all flights to & from Baghdad International Airport with intense flight of American helicopters around the airport, fearing new attacks," says @evacool_.
Credit:@Mustafa_Ahmed91
"Interruption of all flights to & from Baghdad International Airport with intense flight of American helicopters around the airport, fearing new attacks," says @evacool_.
@thestevennabil @BarzanSadiq @AuroraIntel @ragipsoylu @Intel_Sky @TheOmarHabeeb @Mustafa_Ahmed91 @evacool_ #UPDATE
Signs of Baghdad Int'l Airport being closed down.
Flights rerouted Baquba, north of the Iraqi capital.
Signs of Baghdad Int'l Airport being closed down.
Flights rerouted Baquba, north of the Iraqi capital.
@thestevennabil @BarzanSadiq @AuroraIntel @ragipsoylu @Intel_Sky @TheOmarHabeeb @Mustafa_Ahmed91 @evacool_ #BREAKING
Details of rocket attack targeting Baghdad Int'l Airport, Iraq
Details of rocket attack targeting Baghdad Int'l Airport, Iraq
@thestevennabil @BarzanSadiq @AuroraIntel @ragipsoylu @Intel_Sky @TheOmarHabeeb @Mustafa_Ahmed91 @evacool_ Experts discussing the issue say this could be a rocket attack or even an airstrike. The latter scenario could be a U.S. airstrike targeting #Iran-backed militia commanders in Iraq.
As of yet, no official reports from the U.S. or Iraq.
As of yet, no official reports from the U.S. or Iraq.
