Two Katyusha rockets struck Baghdad International Airport early October 1, causing no casualties, Iraqi security officials said, as US forces begin their withdrawal from the country.

The Global Coalition’s Iraqi Security Media Cell reported that one rocket hit a garage used by Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service, while the other landed in an empty area within the airport complex.

Security forces later discovered the launch platform, a Kia truck, in Baghdad's western Amiriyah district. Several unexploded rockets were found at the site, along with some that had detonated nearby.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes as US-led coalition forces start their pullout from Iraq. Government spokesman Basim Al-Awadi confirmed on Monday, September 30 that "dozens of American soldiers withdrew over the past three days from Ain al-Asad base."

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced on September 28 an agreement with Washington to end the coalition's mission within 12 months, no later than September 2025.

This incident follows a similar attack last month on a US Embassy logistics centre near the airport. Iraqi armed factions, self-styled as the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq," had been targeting US forces but halted operations when withdrawal negotiations began.

The attack occurs against a backdrop of escalating tensions between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel, following the recent killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other senior figures. International observers fear these confrontations could spiral into a wider conflict.

As forensic teams work to defuse the remaining rockets, Iraqi security forces have launched an investigation and sealed off the area from which the projectiles were fired.