In its annual rundown of counterterrorism challenges and achievements, the State Department focused on jihadist exploitation of undergoverned spaces, Iran’s continued sponsorship of regional terrorist groups, and the threats posed by violent extremism.
The Pentagon's top spokesman, Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, told reporters at a briefing Monday that there have been a growing number of attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria.
Coalition defenses at Iraq’s al Asad Air Base shot down another armed drone Thursday as the sprawling facility, which still houses American troops, thwarted its third attack in as many days.
Civilian Contractor Dies of Heart Attack After Rocket Attack on Iraq Base
A U.S. Military Working Dog soldier and Polish engineer soldiers from Task Force Minecraft assist a Base Operating Support Integrator engineer Soldier with base perimeter inspections at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 27, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard/Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez)
3 Mar 2021
A civilian U.S. contractor died of a heart attack he suffered during a rocket attack at Iraq s Al Asad Air Base early Wednesday morning.
No U.S. service members were injured during the barrage of roughly 10 rockets fired at the base in western Iraq, the Pentagon said Wednesday. But the contractor had a heart attack while sheltering in place and died shortly afterward.