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Three dead in missile attack at military base in Iraq where British troops are based

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Three people have been killed at an army base in Iraq where British personnel are stationed. A US official confirmed on Wednesday that two of those killed at the Camp Taji base were American troops, but declined to comment on the nationality of the third.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said they were aware of an incident involving UK service personnel at the base. Some 10 people were injured in the attack, according to the US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.US military spokesman Colonel Myles Caggins said that more than 15 small rockets had hit the base.

In January, the MoD said that there were around 400 personnel in Iraq across three main bases - Camp Taji near Baghdad, Union III in Baghdad , and Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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