Five wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad airport: Iraqi authorities

A rocket attack on Baghdad International Airport, which houses a US diplomatic facility, wounded five people on Sunday, Iraqi authorities said.The evening attack was followed by a fresh rocket and drone barrage targeting the airport around midnight, a security source told AFP.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Iraqi government’s security media cell earlier confirmed that at 07:00 PM (1600 GMT) “five rockets targeted Baghdad International Airport and its surrounding area, injuring four airport employees and security personnel, and an engineer”.It added that rockets struck the airport and a water desalination plant and others crashed near a prison where ISIS suspects are detained as well as at an Iraqi airbase next to the US diplomatic facility.A few hours later, initial official reports indicated rockets crashed inside the airport base housing the US diplomatic facility, the security source said.Security forces had earlier seized the