US Army Apache helicopter conducts an overflight of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Dec. 31, 2019.
At least eight Katyusha rockets hit the US embassy in Baghdadâs Green Zone Sunday night, according to several media outlets. Iraqi security sources claimed the rockets were intercepted by the embassyâs anti-missile defense systems.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement saying “the United States strongly condemns the latest attack by Iran-backed militias on the International Zone in Baghdad. While no Embassy personnel were harmed, the attack caused at least one Iraqi civilian casualty and damaged Iraqi civilian property. As Iraq struggles with Covid-19 and an increasingly dire economic crisis, Iran-backed militias are the most serious impediment to helping Iraq return to peace and prosperity. The same militias targeting diplomatic facilities are stealing Iraqi state resources on a massive scale, attacking peaceful protesters and activists, and engaging in sectarian v
Iraqi officials: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad December 20, 2020
In this Jan. 3, 2020, file photo, the U.S. Embassy is seen across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed/AP) BAGHDAD Eight rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone late Sunday, Iraq’s military and Iraqi officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month’s anniversary of the U.S. slaying of an Iranian general draws near. An Iraqi military statement said an “an outlawed group” launched eight rockets targeting the Green Zone, injuring one Iraqi security person manning a checkpoint and causing material damage to a residential complex and some cars. The residential complex is usually empty.
Rockets hit near US Embassy in Iraq ahead of Soleimani anniversary
The US Embassy has intercepted at least three rockets fired into Baghdad s Green Zone. The attack comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
The US embassy s missile defense system shot down three rockets
The US Embassy in the Baghdad Green Zone was targeted in a rocket attack on Sunday, according to reports.
Iraqi security officials told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the embassy s C-RAM defense system shot down the rockets in midair, causing minor damage to a residential complex and parked cars. There were no reports of casualties.
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The U.S. embassy in the Baghdad Green Zone was targeted in a rocket attack on Sunday, as the anniversary of the assassination of Iran s top general, Qassem Soleimani, approaches.
Iraqi security officials told AP on condition of anonymity that the embassy s C-RAM defense system shot down the rockets mid-air causing damage to a residential complex and parked cars, Deutsche Welle reports.
There were no reports of casualties. The U.S. Embassy confirms rockets targeting the International Zone (Green Zone) resulted in the engagement of embassy defensive systems, a statement released by the embassy said, adding that the compound suffered some minor damage.
Eight rockets fired at US Embassy in Baghdad by outlawed group sparks fears of unrest as anniversary of Iranian general Soleimani s killing draws near
Eight rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad s heavily fortified Green Zone late Sunday, an Iraqi military statement said
One Iraqi security person was injured and a residential complex was damaged
The US Embassy s C-RAM defense system was activated to deflect the attack
The attack came weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the Washington-directed killing of Iranian General Qassim Soleimani outside Baghdad s airport
The US withdrew some staff from its embassy in Baghdad earlier this month due to concerns about a possible retaliatory strike