Rockets hit Iraqi military base hosting US forces near Baghdad

Iraqi soldiers train with members of the US Army at Taji base in 2015. (Reuters/File pic)

BAGHDAD: Three Katyusha rockets landed inside Taji military base, north of Baghdad, where some Iraqi troops and a number of US military trainers are stationed.

No casualties were reported, according to a satement from military officals. The attack is the second to target the base this week.

The attack comes amid rising tension in the Middle East between the US and Iran.