Rocket Fire Targets Turkish Consulate in Iraq’s Mosul

Cars parked outside the Turkish consulate in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul are peppered with shrapnel from the overnight rocket fire. (AFP)

Rockets hit the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul causing damage but no casualties, Iraqi and Turkish sources said Wednesday.

The overnight fire came after deadly shelling blamed on the Turkish army killed nine civilians last week, prompting anti-Turkish protests in cities across Iraq.