The rocket fire appears to have originated in Mosul and struck the Iraqi army base in Qayyara, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Mosul, where a U.S.-led coalition is helping Iraqi forces battle remnants of the Islamic State group.
Light-attack capability should be moved from the Air Force to U.S. Special Operations Command to avoid delaying air support to special operators in austere locations, says the author of this commentary.