Iraqi security officials say 3 civilians killed, 2 seriously wounded in rocket attack outside Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's military says five Iraqi civilians have been killed and two severely wounded after a Katyusha rocket hit near Baghdad airport. The rocket targeted the international airport but struck a residential home close by on Monday, a military statement said. The attack is the latest in a spate of rocket and mortar attacks to target the American presence in Iraq, including the U.S. Embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone. A statement from the military described the attack as a “cowardly crime” perpetrated by “criminal gangs” with the aim of creating chaos and terrorizing people.