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Mortars hit Iraqi airbase that houses US forces outside Baghdad – reports Two mortar rounds have struck the Balad air base north of Baghdad on Thursday, agencies reported citing Iraqi military sources. There were no casualties. Balad is located approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad. In addition to Iraqi security forces, it is home to an unknown number of US troops and contractors involved in the fighting against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists, who once controlled large portions of Iraq and Syria. Thursday’s mortar attack comes just two days after five rockets struck another Iraqi base housing US forces. The attack on Al-Asad airbase in the Anbar province likewise resulted in no casualties. Mortars hit Iraqi airbase that houses US fo...

ICYMI: Champagning and mansplaining at NATO’s 70th birthday party (VIDEO) NATO celebrated its 70th birthday this week with a party in London that included drinks at the palace, nasty gossip, and poor old Donald Trump being picked on by the other leaders. The US president held meetings with a number of NATO leaders, including a feisty one-on-one with the French leader, Emmanuel Macron, where the passive aggression was matched in intensity only by the two leaders’ manspreading. ICYMI’s Rite On takes a look at the highlights of the birthday bash. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7THVMy0ZoJg&w=900&h=506] For more, follow #ICYMI on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. ICYMI: Champagning and mansplainin...