Pentagon: US Contractor Dies in Rocket Attack at Iraq Base

A view inside Ain al-Asad military airbase housing U.S. and other foreign troops in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, on Jan. 13, 2020. Ayman Henna/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—A U.S. contractor died Wednesday when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in western Iraq, the Pentagon said.

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the contractor “suffered a cardiac episode while sheltering” and died shortly afterward. He said there were no service members injured and all are accounted for. British and Danish troops also are among those stationed at the base.