A soldier patrols Al Muradia village, Iraq. (Photo Credit: Air Force Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
Daily Mail: Civilian contractor is killed and several troops are injured when '14 rockets' are fired on a military base in Iraq - an attack officials suspect was ordered by Iran that comes weeks after Pompeo warned of 'decisive' action if Tehran harmed Americans
* One Pentagon contractor was killed and several US troops were injured in a rocket attack on K1 military base in northern Iraq on Friday
* It is the eleventh rocket attack targeting American forces in the Middle East within the past two months
* While no one has claimed responsibility for Friday's incident, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iranian-backed groups for previous attacks
* Both Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper have warned Iran that they will respond 'with decisive military force' to any further attacks
* Tensions between Tehran and Washington have been building since President Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on the country
A Pentagon contractor has been killed and several US service members have been injured following a rocket attack on a coalition military base in Iraq.
Intelligence officials say 11 to 14 rockets were launched on the K1 military base, located near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, on Friday afternoon.
The United States is now looking into whether an Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim militia group by the name of Kataib Hezbollah is responsible for the attack.
Friday's fatal incident is 'the eleventh rocket attack targeting an outpost housing American forces in the last two months,' according to Military Times.
While no group has yet claimed responsibility for the latest attack, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iranian-backed forces for previous rocket launches on bases in Iraq.
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More News On Friday's Rocket Attack On A US Base In Iraq
Several American troops wounded and a US contractor killed in rocket attack on Kirkuk base -- Military Times
U.S. contractor killed, service members wounded in rocket attack on Iraq base -- NBC/AP
U.S. civilian contractor killed in Iraq base rocket attack: officials -- Reuters
US civilian contractor killed in rocket attack in Iraq -- CNN
US civilian contractor killed, several troops injured in rocket attack on Iraqi military base -- ABC News
'Several' US troops injured in Iraq rocket attack that killed US contractor: official -- FOX News
Iraq rocket attack kills US contractor, wounds military personnel -- Al Jazeera
