{"id":44558,"date":"2021-02-21T16:15:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T16:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/21\/officials-say-rockets-strike-iraqi-air-base-one-injured\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:04:21","slug":"officials-say-rockets-strike-iraqi-air-base-one-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/02\/21\/officials-say-rockets-strike-iraqi-air-base-one-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials say rockets strike Iraqi air base, one injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAGHDAD \u2014 At least four rockets struck an Iraqi airbase Saturday night, the Iraqi military said in a statement, while other officials said one person was wounded at the base where an American defense company services combat aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four security officials said that the individual wounded at Balad airbase in Salahaddin province worked for the company, and one of them said his nationality was South African. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said U.S. defense company Sallyport has its headquarters within the airbase, and currently has 46 personnel there contracted to provide base services to support Iraq\u2019s F-16 program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231195768.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"A man inspects the damage on Feb. 16, 2021, following a rocket attack the previous night in Irbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region.\" class=\"wp-image-54371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231195768.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231195768.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231195768.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231195768.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1231195768.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man inspects the damage on Feb. 16, 2021, following a rocket attack the previous night in Irbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. (Safin Hamed\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack comes days after over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/16\/tensions-mount-after-3-rockets-hit-us-base-in-iraq-1-contractor-dead-1-us-troop-8-contractors-injured\/\" target=_blank>a dozen rockets targeted coalition forces <\/a>outside Irbil international airport in the Kurdish-controlled region of northern Iraq. The attack killed one coalition contractor and wounded nine more. Iraqi and Kurdish residents were also severely injured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little-known Shiite militant group calling itself Saraya Awliya al-Dam, Arabic for Guardians of Blood Brigade, claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/19\/nato-boosts-iraq-mission-with-thousands-of-personnel\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21049596663285.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">NATO boosts Iraq mission with thousands of personnel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Unlike the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, NATO\u2019s training effort does not involve combat operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s attack comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/19\/nato-boosts-iraq-mission-with-thousands-of-personnel\/\" target=_blank>NATO announced <\/a>it would dramatically scale up its mission in Iraq from 500 personnel to 4,000, in order to battle the remnants of the Islamic State group, according to comments from Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg this week. The increase comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/02\/19\/us-vows-to-help-iraq-promote-stability-in-face-of-enemies\/\" target=_blank>U.S.-led coalition troops <\/a>have gradually reduced their presence in Iraq over the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO\u2019s training mission was launched in 2018 to help the conflict-ravaged country develop new academies and military schools for its armed forces. 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