U.S. Marine killed in Islamic State rocket attack on base in northern Iraq
- Marine Corps Times
- Mar 19, 2016
- 1 min read
One Marine was killed and several others wounded Saturday when a recently established coalition fire base near Makhmur in northern Iraq came under rocket fire by Islamic State militants, also known as ISIS or ISIL. The unidentified Marine was providing force protection fire support, according to Pentagon officials. Lance M. Bacon reports.
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