Pentagon: US contractor dies in rocket attack at Iraq base - The Associated Press

Mar 03, 2021

and other coalition troops in western Iraq, the Pentagon said.

The Iraqi military released a statement saying that Wednesday’s attack did not cause significant losses and that security forces had found the launch pad used for the rockets — a truck.

Denmark said coalition forces at the base were helping to bring stability and security to the country.

“Despicable attacks against Ain al-Asad base in #Iraq are completely unacceptable,” Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod tweeted.

The Danish armed forces said two Danes who were at the base at the time of the attack are unharmed.

After that attack, the Pentagon said the strike was a “proportionate military response.”.

Marotto, the coalition spokesperson, said the Iraqi security forces were leading an investigation into the attack.

troops in Iraq significantly decreased their presence in the country last year and withdrew from several Iraqi bases to consolidate chiefly in Ain al-Asad, Baghdad and Irbil.