US contractor killed after rocket attacks on Iraq base
US Army Apache Longbow helicopters line the ramp at the airfield in Ein Al-Assad military base, Iraq, as seen on 7 January 2004 [SSGT Suzanne Jenkins, USAF] March 4, 2021 at 12:24 pm
A US civilian contractor died of a heart attack yesterday following a rocket attack on the Ain Al-Assad Air Base which hosts US forces in western Iraq, the Pentagon has revealed.
According to both Iraqi and US sources, at least ten rockets struck the base although there were no reported casualties among the US or coalition forces stationed there. The base, located in the Al-Baghdadi area of Anbar province came under fire around 7:20am local time, said Colonel Wayne Marotto, a spokesperson a coalition spokesperson.
February 26, 2021
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On February 26, 2021, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes authorized by President Joe Biden against facilities belonging to Iraqi militias, including Kata ib Hezbollah (KH) and Kata ib Sayyid Al-Shuhada, in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. The Pentagon said in a statement that the airstrikes were in response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq.[1]