Marine Death From Islamic State Attack a First for U.S. in Iraq
- One killed in skirmish, others hurt as rockets fired on base
- `There is no safe place in Iraq,' Iraqi general says
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A U.S. Marine was killed in a skirmish with Islamic State in northern Iraq on Saturday, making him the first American combat casualty in an attack by the extremist group in that country, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
The unidentified Marine died after Islamic State fighters fired rockets at a recently established base near Makhmour, on the outskirts of the region of Kurdistan, according to an e-mailed statement from the Pentagon. Several other Marines were being treated for injuries, the Pentagon said.