CNN: 27 Year Old U.S. Marine Killed in ISIS Attack in Iraq on Saturday

MARQUEZ The Pentagon has ░░░░░░░░ the U S Marine ░░░░░░░░ was killed by an ░░░░░░░░ rocket attack this weekend ░░░░░░░░ Iraq Officials say 27 ░░░░░░░░ old Staff Sgt Louis ░░░░░░░░ from Temecula California died ░░░░░░░░ a coalition base in ░░░░░░░░ Iraq came under fire ░░░░░░░░ ISIS CNN s Jomana ░░░░░░░░ is live in Amman ░░░░░░░░ Jomana what do we ░░░░░░░░ about this base where ░░░░░░░░ Marine was killed KARADSHEH ░░░░░░░░ Miguel on Saturday two ░░░░░░░░ fired by ISIS targeted ░░░░░░░░ base near the town ░░░░░░░░ Makhmur in northern Iraq ░░░░░░░░ s south of the ░░░░░░░░ of Mosul as you ░░░░░░░░ killing one Marine and ░░░░░░░░ several others Now the ░░░░░░░░ S hadn t made ░░░░░░░░ official announcements about the ░░░░░░░░ of this so called ░░░░░░░░ These are bases that ░░░░░░░░ usually set up in ░░░░░░░░ locations providing artillery cover ░░░░░░░░ support for infantry troops ░░░░░░░░ U S defense officials ░░░░░░░░ telling CNN now that ░░░░░░░░ the past couple of ░░░░░░░░ about 200 Marines set ░░░░░░░░ this firebase in Northern ░░░░░░░░ with two main missions ░░░░░░░░ to provide artillery cover ░░░░░░░░ support for a nearby ░░░░░░░░ base where about 5 ░░░░░░░░ Iraqi forces are being ░░░░░░░░ for that eventual operation ░░░░░░░░ try and retake the ░░░░░░░░ of Mosul And they ░░░░░░░░ also there to provide ░░░░░░░░ for when Iraqi forces ░░░░░░░░ their advance towards the ░░░░░░░░ of Mosul Now according ░░░░░░░░ defense officials they believe ░░░░░░░░ assumption here is that ░░░░░░░░ the past few days ░░░░░░░░ these Marines set up ░░░░░░░░ camp when the base ░░░░░░░░ into operation in the ░░░░░░░░ few days they were ░░░░░░░░ some practice rounds and ░░░░░░░░ is possibly how ISIS ░░░░░░░░ out that U S ░░░░░░░░ were in the area ░░░░░░░░ targeted the base really ░░░░░░░░ the dangers facing U ░░░░░░░░ forces even in that ░░░░░░░░ combat role Miguel MARQUEZ ░░░░░░░░ really interesting and it ░░░░░░░░ like that effort to ░░░░░░░░ Mosul is coming soon ░░░░░░░░ Karadsheh in Amman Jordan ░░░░░░░░ us. Thank you.”