Security concerns for southern Iraq have risen following an attempted suicide attack near Karbala and deadly protests in Nasiriyah sparked by a prison sentence for a man accused of insulting security forces.
2020/12/20 23:47
Damaged vehicle and building due to a rocket attack in Baghdad s fortified Green Zone. (Photo: Social Media)
Three rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone amid heightened tensions in Iraq
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Three rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Sunday evening, the Iraqi military said, causing light damage and no casualties in yet another attack to target the security zone in recent weeks.
“An unlawful group” launched a “number of rockets” from the al-Rasheed camp area towards the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq’s Security Media Cell wrote on Twitter. The rockets fell on the Qadisiyah residential buildings causing damage to buildings and cars. There were reportedly no casualties.