Rockets Hit Iraqi Base Hosting US Contractors, One Iraqi Injured, Security Officials Say

Rockets Hit Iraqi Base Hosting US Contractors, One Iraqi Injured, Security Officials Say
Iraqi forces search the area in Tarmiyah, 35 kilometres (20 miles) north of Baghdad, on Feb. 20, 2021. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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TIKRIT, Iraq—Several rockets hit the Iraqi military air base of Balad north of Baghdad on Saturday, injuring one Iraqi contractor, Iraqi security officials said on Saturday.

No group immediately claimed the attack. It was the second salvo of rockets to hit a base hosting U.S. forces or contractors in less than a week.