US civilian contractor killed, several troops injured in rocket attack on Iraqi military base – By Elizabeth McLaughlin and Luis Martinez (ABC News) / Dec 27 2019
The attack took place at the K1 Iraqi military base outside of Kirkuk.
One U.S. civilian contractor was killed and several service members were wounded in a rocket attack targeting a military base in northern Iraq on Friday, according to the U.S. military.
The attack took place at approximately 7:20 p.m. local time at Iraq’s K1 military base — which houses U.S. and coalition forces — outside the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Several Iraqi personnel were also wounded.
“Iraqi Security Forces are leading the response and investigation,” said a statement from Operation Inherent Resolve, the name of the U.S.-led mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
The U.S. military does not reveal the identity of American contractors killed during overseas deployments.
Reuters reported on Friday that security forces had found a launchpad for Katyusha rockets inside an abandoned vehicle near the base.
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