TELETRADER News
2/15/2021, 10:52 PM
(Source: TeleTrader)
Pentagon: US contractor killed in Iraq base attack
At least one American contractor was killed during Monday's rocket attack on a US-led coalition airbase in Northern Iraq, Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve Col. Wayne Marotto said.
"Initial reports that Indirect Fire landed on Coalition Forces in Erbil tonight. There was 1 civilian contractor killed, 5 civilian contractors injured and 1 US service member injured," Marotto wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, Iraqi media reports said that a number of civilians were also injured when rockets struck Erbil on Monday.