Foreign Contractor Killed, 5 Others Injured After Rockets Hit Iraq Airbase

An insurgent attack hit an Iraqi airbase, killing a foreign contractor and injuring 5 other Personnel. The attack happened in the Iraq- Kurdistan province in Northern Iraq. Iraqi President Barham Saleh tweeted that the attack marked a "dangerous escalation and a criminal terrorist act". Another US official said the projectiles were 107 mm rockets, fired around eight kilometres (five miles) west of Arbil. The attack was claimed online by a shadowy group calling itself "Awliyaa al-Dam," or "Guardians of Blood." This is the first attack on an Western military base in more than 2 months & represents increasing instability within the region.