TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Two mortars landed inside Iraq's Balad air base on Thursday, two Iraqi military sources said. No casualties have been reported in the mortar attack against the air base ...

Iraq’s prime minister has reportedly established a committee to investigate the attacks. The sites that were attacked include the Camp Taji, Imam Ali, and Balad air bases.

Balad Air Base, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, houses not just the major U.S. Air Force operations in Iraq but also the biggest logistical support center in the country.

His camp, about three hours south of Balad, is only about 21/2 miles wide. To stay in shape, Persinger runs what he calls "laps." When he learned of the Anaconda Ten-Miler two weeks ago, he ...

About a year later, he again experimented, this time on a human. Brian Kolfage lost both legs and his right hand in a mortar attack Sept. 11, 2004, while serving with the Air Force in Balad, Iraq.