Deadly rocket attack at U.S.-led military base in Kurdish northern Iraq

A rocket attack at a U.S.-led military base in Kurdish northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and wounded five other people, including a U.S. service member, the U.S. coalition in Iraq said. It was the deadliest attack to hit U.S.-led forces in almost a year in Iraq, where tensions have escalated between U.S. forces, their Iraqi and Kurdish allies on one side and Iran-aligned militias on the other. First, Kurdish security sources said at least three rockets landed near Irbil International Airport in the autonomous region late at night. US troops occupy a military base adjacent to the…