Pompeo speaks over phone with British FM on Iraq rocket attack

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday spoke over phone with his British counterpart on the rocket attack of Iraq's Camp Taji military base that caused U.S. and British casualties, said the U.S. State Department.

Pompeo and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned all attacks against coalition personnel supporting the Iraqi government's efforts to defeat the Islamic State (IS), according to a statement released by the department.

"The Secretary and Foreign Secretary underscored that those responsible for the attacks must be held accountable," the statement said.

Earlier in the day, two U.S. soldiers and one British service member were killed in a rocket attack on Iraq's Camp Taji, north of the capital city of Baghdad, and a dozen were wounded.

A statement issued by the U.S.-led coalition force said that approximately 18 rockets struck the base, adding that Iraqi Security Forces had found a rocket-rigged truck a few miles from Camp Taji.

It was the second deadly attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq in four days. Two U.S. marines died on Sunday during a mission to eliminate an IS terrorist stronghold in a mountainous area of north-central Iraq.

Over 5,000 U.S. troops have been deployed in Iraq to support Iraqi forces in battles against the Islamic State, mainly providing training and advising for them.

(CGTN)