US Contractor Killed in Iraq Base Rocket Attack, Troops Wounded

The U.S. Department of Defense seal is seen on the lecturn in the media briefing room at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2013. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

A rocket attack in northern Iraq has killed a U.S. defense civilian contractor as well as wounded several American and Iraqi troops on Friday, Dec. 27, officials said according to multiple reports.

Officials with Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.–led military intervention to defeat the ISIS terrorist group, told the Military Times that the attack targetted an Iraqi military compound near Kirkuk, where U.S. service members are also based, and occurred around 7:20 p.m. local time.