--- title: "2 Americans, 1 coalition member killed in rocket attack on Iraq military base" description: "A salvo of more than 15 small rockets struck Camp Taji in Iraq late Wednesday night, killing two Americans and one British national, Reuters and Fox News report." date: "2020-03-11" modified: "2020-03-11" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "YouTube Writer/Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/rocket-attack-camp-taji-iraq/" categories: - "Around the World" - "Iraq" - "News" tags: - "central command" - "death" --- # 2 Americans, 1 coalition member killed in rocket attack on Iraq military base ![]() A salvo of about 18 small rockets struck Camp Taji in Iraq late Wednesday night, killing at least two Americans and one coalition member, a U.S. official told The Washington Post. The attack wounded at least 12 other people, according to the official, Navy Capt. Bill Urban. Five of the wounded were evacuated in serious condition he said. The U.S. military command in charge of operations in Iraq confirmed that three coalition personnel had been killed in the rocket attack on Camp Taji, but it did not specify the nationalities of those killed. Roughly 18 Katyusha rockets struck the base and Iraqi security forces found a rocket-rigged truck near Camp Taji, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement. "The attack is under investigation by the Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces," the statement says. "Camp Taji is an Iraqi base that hosts Coalition personnel for training and advising missions." According to [Agence France-Presse](), the fatalities included one U.S. soldier, one U.S. contractor, and one British soldier. Camp Taji is located 17 miles north of Baghdad. The base was hosting Coalition troops at the time of the attack, according to Army Col. Myles Caggins, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq. The casualties came three days after two Marine Raiders, Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, and Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, were killed in Iraq while clearing a tunnel complex full of ISIS fighters. A U.S. official told Reuters that it was still too early to assign blame for the attack, but any indication that Iran-backed militia were responsible could spark increased military escalation between the U.S. and Iran. In January, Air Force Maj. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, the deputy commander for operations and intelligence for U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, said most attacks on U.S. and allied forces in Iraq are being [carried out by Shiite militias.]() There are more than 100 Shiite militia groups in Iraq, some of which take their orders from Iran, he said. *This is a breaking story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available* ## Author David Roza writes scripts about military news for the Task & Purpose YouTube channel, and he also writes articles about military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and other personnel topics on a freelance basis. Roza previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025. In the course of that reporting, he has set off a ‘Hollywood explosion’ with Air Force bomb techs, turned the (unarmed) keys of a nuclear missile bunker, hovered over the Nevada desert on an Air Force rescue helicopter, and got the best sleep of his life on the floor of a C-17 over the central Pacific. Share tips and story ideas with David at [david.roza@teamrecurrent.io]()