Rockets hit air base in western Iraq: source

Up to 14 rockets hit on Wednesday a military air base housing U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq's western province of Anbar, causing at least three minor injuries, the U.S. military said,reported Xinhua.

An initial report tweeted by Wayne Marotto, spokesman of the international coalition forces in Iraq, said that 14 rockets landed on Ayn al-Asad Air Base and its perimeter at about 12:30 p.m. (0930 GMT), stressing that defensive measures were activated to protect the air base.

"At this time initial reports indicate three minor injuries. Damage is being assessed," Marotto said.

Earlier, a provincial security source anonymously told Xinhua that at least four Katyusha rockets hit the air base without knowing the casualties.

U.S. forces at the air base fired back on the rocket launch site near the town of al-Baghdadi, some 190 km northwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, and destroyed a vehicle that was carrying the rockets, the source said.

Ayn al-Asad Air Base, formerly known as al-Qadisiyah, is located some 190 km northwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. The Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops across Iraq and the U.S. embassy in Baghdad have been frequently targeted by mortar and rocket attacks.