Around 10 rockets hit a military base in Iraq where some U.S. coalition troops are stationed on Wednesday, killing a U.S. contractor, the Associated Press reported. The attack happened at Ain-al-Asad airbase in the country’s Anbar province, according to coalition spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the AP. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesperson, said the contractor had “suffered a cardiac episode while sheltering,' per the AP. According to the Iraqi military, security forces found the launchpad for the rockets. No major losses were reported. This attack comes a week after the U.S. […]
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