Rocket attacks kill US contractor in Iraq

New rocket attacks in Iraq have killed a US civilian contractor, raising fears that violence could escalate in the protest-hit country already engulfed in its worst political crisis in decades. In the latest attack, 30 rockets were fired at the K1 Iraqi military base in Kirkuk, an oil-rich region north of Baghdad, at 2220 GMT Friday, a US official told AFP in Washington. Alongside the contractor, several US service members and Iraqi personnel were wounded. No one claimed responsibility, but Washington blames pro-Iran factions for such attacks.

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