UPDATED: Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Retaliates for US Strikes Inside Syria
The US base at Tanf in eastern Syria on the Iraq border (File)
UPDATE, MARCH 4: US officials have said that Wednesday’s rocket attack, on an Iraqi base with US personnel, fits the profile of assaults by Iran-backed Iraqi militia.
However, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said, “We cannot attribute responsibility at this time, and we do not have a complete picture of the extent of the damage.”
The Pentagon repeated that there are no reports of casualties, but an American civilian contractor died after suffering a “cardiac episode” while sheltering from rockets.
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