A rocket attack on US-led forces in northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and injured a US service member, the US coalition in Iraq said, in the deadliest such attack in almost a year.
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The barrage of rockets hit in and near a military air base manned by the US-led coalition at Erbil International Airport. Two US officials said the contractor who was killed was not American. The coalition said five other contractors were hurt, without elaborating.
The attack, claimed by a little-known group that some Iraqi officials say has links with Iran, raises tension in the Middle East while Washington and Tehran explore a potential return to the Iran nuclear deal.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said late Monday the United States was "outraged" by the attack, adding he has reached out to Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani "to discuss the incident and to pledge our support for all efforts to investigate and hold accountable those responsible."
