One killed in rocket attack on Iraq base hosting US troops

A rocket attack on an Iraqi base hosting US-led coalition troops yesterday claimed a contractor's life, security sources said, just days after US airstrikes hit pro-Iranian militias in Syria. At least 10 rockets slammed into the sprawling Ain al-Assad military base which hosts Iraqi forces and US-led coalition troops helping fight the Islamic State group. Western security sources told AFP the rockets were Iranian-made Arash models, which are 122mm artillery rockets and heavier than those seen in similar attacks. Iraqi and Western officials have blamed hardline pro-Iran factions for the spate of rocket attacks.