10 Rockets Fired at Iraq Air Base Hosting U.S. Forces in 'Targeted' Attack
U.S. Contractor Dies in 'Cardiac Episode' After 10 Rockets Are Fired at Iraq Air Base People 3/3/2021 © Provided by People AYMAN HENNA/AFP via Getty Al Asad Air Base A U.S. civilian contractor died of a medical episode early Wednesday while sheltering after 10 rockets were fired at a military base in Iraq hosting thousands of U.S. troops, U.S. officials said. Col. Wayne Marotto, the military spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, wrote on Twitter that initial reports indicated 10 indirect fire rockets "targeted" the Al-Asad Airbase around 7:20 a.m. local time. Iraqi Security Forces ar...