ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - At least three Katyusha rockets were fired toward Baghdad International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday, reportedly targeting a base housing US-led coalition personnel, with no reports of casualties.

A security source told The New Region on the condition of anonymity that one of the rockets landed in the airport’s runway, another was intercepted by the aerial defense systems of the Victory Base, while the third fell near the headquarters of the Special Operations Command.

Security forces discovered the launchpad at western Baghdad’s al-A'amiriya neighborhood shortly after, seizing at least 16 unfired rockets.

The Iraqi interior ministry reported on Tuesday morning that two of the rockets landed in the garage of the Second Regiment of the Counter-Terrorism Service, while the other fell in an “abandoned yard” inside Baghdad International Airport. It did not make any mention of the Victory Base.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani called on the interior ministry to launch an immediate probe into the reasons behind “the security breach,” and announce the results of the investigations and identify “the negligent” within 48 hours.

The ministry announced it has launched an investigation, vowing to hold accountable “anyone who dares to attempt to undermine the security and stability of the country.”

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of the writing of this article.

In recent months, Baghdad has engaged in discussions with Washington aimed at winding down the presence of foreign troops in the country following a series of American retaliatory strikes that struck government-linked armed groups.

Iraq and the US announced in a joint statement on Friday that the Coalition's military mission in Iraq will end by September 2025, adding the mission will transition to “bilateral security partnerships,” supporting Iraqi forces in maintaining pressure on the Islamic State (ISIS).

The attack comes amid rising regional tensions and concerns of a large-scale war. The Israeli military overnight launched a ground aggression in southern Lebanon aimed at “dismantling” the Hezbollah and its capabilities near the border. Simultaneously, the Israeli forces conducted several airstrikes on Syria’s Damascus, killing at least three people.

Lebanese Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been engaged in cross-border exchanges of fire for nearly a year. The Lebanese group initiated strikes on northern Israel a day after Hamas’ incursion into Israeli territory on October 7.

Violence has significantly escalated between the two sides in recent weeks, exacerbated by the killing of the Lebanese group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Friday.

Iraqi government and pro-Iran armed forces have strongly condemned Nasrallah’s killing. Militia groups, operating under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, have joined Hezbollah in carrying out strikes on Israel even before the death of Nasrallah. The group has claimed several drone, rocket, and cruise missile attacks on different parts of Israel and has vowed to continue.