Attacks on U.S. base in Basra attacks on Iraqi government – source

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Attacks on U.S. base at the Basra International Airport are attacks on the Iraqi government, U.S. military public affairs official said on Wednesday. “Iraq has many enemies that would be happy to see Iraqi government losing,” the official told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that Iraqi–U.S. forces will track down the attackers. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SH 1