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SAMARRA (Iraq): US contractor Lockheed Martin has withdrawn its staff from an Iraq base where it had been maintaining the Iraqi army’s F-16 fighter jets, military sources said, after a spate of rocket attacks.
At least five attacks have targeted the Balad airbase, where other US companies including Sallyport are also present, since the start of the year.
At least three foreign subcontractors and one Iraqi subcontractor have been wounded.
The attacks are rarely claimed, and when they are it is by obscure groups that experts say are a facade for Iran-backed Iraqi factions.
“On Monday morning, 72 Lockheed Martin technicians left,” a high-ranking Iraqi military official told this news agency, while a second confirmed the move.
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US contractor leaves Iraq base over rocket attacks
The United States has provided Iraq with 34 F-16s, all stationed at Balad. [Getty] Date of publication: 11 May, 2021 Share this page:
US contractor Lockheed Martin has withdrawn its staff from an Iraq base where it had been maintaining the Iraqi army s F-16 fighter jets, military sources said, after a spate of rocket attacks.
At least five attacks have targeted the Balad airbase, where other US companies including Sallyport are also present, since the start of the year.
At least three foreign subcontractors and one Iraqi subcontractor have been wounded.
The attacks are rarely claimed, and when they are it is by obscure groups that experts say are a facade for Iran-backed Iraqi factions.