The story: Ain Al-Asad has yet again come under attack. Early on March 3, the base—which hosts US and other foreign forces in Iraq— was showered with rockets. Meanwhile, Iraqi Kurdish authorities are openly accusing an Iraqi armed group close to Iran of being behind the Feb. 15 attack on Coalition forces near Erbil airport.

The coverage: Citing anonymous sources, the independent Baghdad Today on March 3 claimed that a dozen rockets were fired at the base...