Ten Rockets Hit Airbase In Iraq Hosting US Troops

 

Daily Mail: Civilian contractor dies as rockets slam into US airbase in Iraq days after Joe Biden's first airstrike 'killed 22' in attack on Iranian-backed militants 

 * Ten rockets hit Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq's Anbar province on Wednesday 

 * Military officials said a contractor died of a heart attack during the strike 

 * No other casualties have been reported, and responsibility is yet to be claimed 

 * Attack was launched from a site around five miles from the base, sources said 

 * It is the latest in a series of attacks on US forces in Iraq, and comes after Joe Biden launched his administration's first strike on Iran-backed militants in Syria 

 * Attack also comes just two days before Pope Francis is due to visit the country 

A civilian contractor has died in a rocket strike against a US airbase in Iraq - just days after President Joe Biden's first airstrike against Iranian-backed militants killed 22 people. 

At least 10 rockets hit the Ain al-Asad air base, in Iraq's western Anbar province, at around 7.20am local time from a launcher located five miles from the base. 

It is not yet clear who carried out the strikes but it comes days after Biden approved his first airstrike - an attack on two Iranian-backed Shia militia groups in Syria. 

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WNU Editor: I guess the militias were not impressed by last weeks' US strike against some of their small sheds/buildings in Syria .... Satellite Images Show The Damage Caused By A U.S. Airstrike Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Syria Two Days Ago (February 27, 2021) 

 More News On Today's Rocket Attack Hitting An Airbase In Iraq Hosting US Troops 

US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops -- AP 

Rockets land at Iraqi air base hosting U.S. forces -- Reuters 

Rockets slam Iraq base hosting US troops days before Pope’s visit -- France 24 

Iraq rocket attack: Air base hosting US-led coalition forces targeted -- BBC 

Rockets hit Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base hosting US troops -- DW 

Rockets fired at Iraqi airbase hosting U.S.-led coalition troops -- NBC

Air base hosting US troops in Iraq targeted in rocket attack, coalition says -- CNN 

Iraq rocket fire targets base hosting US, coalition forces -- FOX 

Update: Russian media is reporting one civilian contractor was killed .... One Contractor Killed as Ten Rockets Fall on Iraqi Airbase Hosting US Forces (Sputnik). Iran's news agency is saying that 3 U.S. soldiers were killed and a large number were wounded .... 3 US military forces killed in rocket attack on Ain al-Asad (MEHR News agency).

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