A rocket attack on Monday night at roughly 10:00 p.m. local time on a US base in the nearby Erbil airport, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, killed one civilian contractor and injured one US service member, as well as injuring five other contractors.

Iran PressMiddle East: Four of the injured contractors were American, according to a US defense official. 

The contractor who was killed was not an American citizen, according to multiple defense officials.

According to local media reports, at least one local civilian was killed in the attack, which also struck a nearby residential neighborhood. 

Saraya Awliya al-Dam took immediate responsibility, announcing to have fired 24 rockets in the attack.

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