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WASHINGTON — The White House warned that the U.S. may consider a military response to the rocket attack on Wednesday that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed, raising concerns this could trigger a new round...
A U.S. contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the base. No group claimed responsibility.
US contractor killed after rocket attacks on Iraq base US Army Apache Longbow helicopters line the ramp at the airfield in Ein Al-Assad military base, Iraq, as seen on 7 January 2004 [SSGT Suzanne Jenkins, USAF] March 4, 2021 at 12:24 pm A US "civilian contractor" died of a heart attack yesterday following a rocket attack on the Ain Al-Assad Air Base which hosts US forces in western Iraq, the Pentagon has revealed. According to both Iraqi and US sources, at least ten rockets struck the base although there were no reported casualties among the US or coalition forces stationed there. The ba...
Pentagon Says U.S. to Respond to Attack on Iraq Base If Needed Bloomberg 3/4/2021 Khalid Al-Ansary, Selcan Hacaoglu and Tony Capaccio © Photographer: Ayman Henna/AFP/Getty Images A picture taken on January 13, 2020, during a press tour organised by the US-led coalition fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group, shows US army drones at the Ain al-Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is prepared to respond to a rocket barrage attack on an airbase hosting U.S.-led coalition forces in western Iraq that left an American contractor...
Al Anbar [Iraq], March 3 (ANI): Multiple rockets struck Al Assad military airbase on Wednesday that houses US troops in Iraq's western Anbar province.