Atleast 1 Killed, 8 Hurt After Rockets Strike Near US Base In Iraq At least three rockets hit areas between the civilian Irbil international airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region and the nearby base hosting U.S. troops AP/PTI Associated Press (AP) 2021-02-16T08:46:51+05:30 Atleast 1 Killed, 8 Hurt After Rockets Strike Near US Base In Iraq outlookindia.com 2021-02-16T08:50:42+05:30 Rockets struck outside an airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq late Monday, killing one U.S.-led coalition contractor and wounding at least eight other people, Iraqi security and coalition officials said, sparking fears of new hostilities.