Civilian contractor dies as rockets slam into US airbase in Iraq days after Joe Biden’s first airstrike ‘killed 22’ in attack on Iranian-backed militants
Ten rockets hit Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province on Wednesday
Military officials said a contractor died of a heart attack during the strike
No other casualties have been reported, and responsibility is yet to be claimed
Attack was launched from a site around five miles from the base, sources said
It is the latest in a series of attacks on US forces in Iraq, and comes after Joe Biden launched his administration’s first strike on Iran-backed militants in Syria
Attack also comes just two days before Pope Francis is due to visit the country
Self-harm claims rise by 333% and overdoses are up 120% among 13 to 18-year-olds: The shocking toll of the pandemic on teenagers’ mental health is revealed
FAIR, a nonprofit analyzing insurance claims, published their study on Tuesday
They looked at 32 billion private healthcare claim records during the pandemic
Researchers looking at two groups of young people aged 13-18 and 19-22
They tracked month-by-month changes Jan-Nov 2020 and compared to 2019
April 2020 was the most significant month for mental health issues
Overdoses among 13-18 increased 119.31 per cent in April 2020, versus 2019
Mental health conditions doubled in March and April 2020, they found
Schizophrenia diagnoses rose markedly among the older age group
Researchers are warning that the impact of the pandemic will be long lasting