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Rocket strikes on US in Iraq seen as 'message from Iran'

 Renewed rocket attacks on US targets in Iraq show Iran-aligned factions are heaping pressure on the government while Tehran may be seeking leverage over America's new administration, analysts say. Iraq, scarred by decades of war and insurgency, has been a strategic battleground for...

Rockets target US embassy in Iraqi capital: military

A volley of rockets on Monday targeted the high-security zone in the Iraqi capital that is home to the US embassy, the military and security sources said. The attack is the third in a week to target Western diplomatic, military or commercial installations across Iraq after months of...

US-led coalition: Rocket attack in Iraq killed contractor

A U.S.-led coalition contractor was killed and an unspecified number of other civilians were wounded when a barrage of rockets struck outside an airport near where U.S. forces are based in northern Iraq, Iraqi security and coalition officials said. More than a dozen rockets hit late...

Aftermath of rocket attack outside Irbil airport

Municipal workers in the semi-autonomous Kurdish city of Irbil mounted a clean-up operation Tuesday after a barrage of rockets landed near an American military base close to the city's international airport. A contractor working with the US-led coalition was killed in Monday's attack....