Iranian Rockets Used In Attack On U.S. Base

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- Shi'ite insurgents fired Iranian rockets in an attack on a
U.S. military base in southern Iraq.
Officials said Iranian-backed Shi'ites fired Iranian-origin rockets on a
U.S. base near the southern Iraqi city of Basra. They said the rocket strike
on Aug. 17 was the latest in a spate of attacks on the U.S. military
presence in the Basra region in mid-2009.