Syrian rocket kills five-year-old Iraqi girl
- 12 years ago
Three rockets fired from Syria hit this Iraqi border town on Saturday.
According to locals, a five-year-old girl was killed when a Katyusha rocket smashed through the wall of her family's home.
The girl's father describes what happened.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FATHER OF GIRL KILLED IN ROCKET ATTACK, FIRAS ATTALLAH, SAYING:
"I was sitting with my daughter and three of my cousins. Suddenly I heard the sound of a warplane. I thought the plane would shell the Syrian side, but the bombing targeted us. My daughter was killed."
Officials in Baghdad said a total of four rockets were fired across the border, in what they called a "criminal operation".
Authorities near the border said they were unsure who fired the rockets.
There was, however, fighting going across the border between Syrian rebels and government forces.
According to locals, a five-year-old girl was killed when a Katyusha rocket smashed through the wall of her family's home.
The girl's father describes what happened.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FATHER OF GIRL KILLED IN ROCKET ATTACK, FIRAS ATTALLAH, SAYING:
"I was sitting with my daughter and three of my cousins. Suddenly I heard the sound of a warplane. I thought the plane would shell the Syrian side, but the bombing targeted us. My daughter was killed."
Officials in Baghdad said a total of four rockets were fired across the border, in what they called a "criminal operation".
Authorities near the border said they were unsure who fired the rockets.
There was, however, fighting going across the border between Syrian rebels and government forces.