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Iraq's military says no Iraqi casualties following attack

Iraq's military said a total of 22 missiles had struck two bases housing US troops but there were no Iraqi casualties.

The statement made no mention of Iran, which claimed that it had fired ballistic missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in retaliation for the US killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

"Between 1.45am and 2.15am (2245 GMT and 2315 GMT) Iraq was hit by 22 missiles, 17 on the Ain al-Asad air base and ... five on the city of Erbil," the Iraqi military said.

"There were no victims among the Iraqi forces," it added, but did not mention whether or not there were casualties among foreign troops.