Rocket Attack in Iraq Kills 1, Wounds 5
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(Worthy News) – A rocket attack late Monday near the Irbil airport and a nearby base housing U.S. troops killed one foreign civilian contractor and injured at least five other people, the U.S. coalition and officials in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq said.
One U.S. servicemember was among the five people injured in the attack, for which a group called Saraya Awliya al-Dam claimed responsibility.
Neither the coalition nor the Kurdistan government had many details on the foreign civilian contractor who was killed. [ Source: VOA (Read More…) ]
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