Un appaltatore civile è stato ucciso e un membro del servizio statunitense è rimasto ferito insieme ad altri cinque appaltatori quando un razzo è atterrato sulle forze della coalizione vicino all'aeroporto internazionale di Erbil in Iraq, ha detto il col. Wayne Marotto, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve.
“Initial reports that Indirect Fire landed on Coalition Forces in Erbil tonight. C'era 1 civilian contractor killed, 5 civilian contractors injured and 1 US service member injured. More information to follow,” Marotto ha scritto su Twitter.
The nationality of the contractor killed was not disclosed.
Earlier a statement from the Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government said several rockets had been launched toward the city.
The regional government called for locals to stay home as authorities investigated the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Erbil, which is located in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and hosts US troops, is expected to be one of several cities Pope Francis visits in early March in a historic trip to Iraq.
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