VIDEO: Two rockets strike Kirkuk Airbase, civilian home in Iraq

Late Monday, two rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq, slightly wounding two security personnel, according to a senior security official who spoke to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on condition of anonymity.

The official confirmed that the rockets were Katyusha missiles, with one landing near the airport’s runways and another failing to explode. A third rocket hit a residential house in the Uruba neighborhood of Kirkuk city, causing material damage but no injuries.

The military area within Kirkuk airport houses bases for the Iraqi Army, federal police, and the Hashed al-Shaabi forces, a coalition of former pro-Iranian militias now integrated into Iraq’s official armed forces.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks. A security source also informed the INA news agency that the rocket strikes targeted the military airbase and a civilian home in the city.

Iraq has been a hotspot for drone and rocket attacks amid ongoing proxy conflicts, despite recent efforts to restore stability after years of war and unrest.

Only last week, unidentified drones struck radar systems at two military bases in Baghdad and southern Iraq just hours before a ceasefire ended the 12-day conflict between Iran and 'Israel'. The Iraqi government has launched an investigation into those attacks but has not publicly named any suspects.