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Four Katyusha rockets targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone with no casualties, Iraqi leaders condemned the attack by rogue groups, officials said.
- On March 7, Katyusha rockets targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, triggering sirens and explosions around 9 p.m., the first attack in over two years.
- Recent strikes and drone incidents have escalated tensions, including a Friday drone attack on the Baghdad airport complex and multiple drones intercepted near Baghdad airport.
- Security officials said four rockets were launched toward the embassy, and Iraqi authorities said the C-RAM defence system shot down one rocket with no American casualties.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ordered Iraqi security forces to pursue those who launched the projectiles, calling them 'rogue groups operating outside the law' that offend Iraq's sovereignty.
- The strike fits a pattern of dozens of attacks on U.S. facilities, with Iran and Popular Mobilisation Forces launching many assaults and repeated drone interceptions since hostilities began.
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Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad after Iraqi Shiite militia group issues threat over war in Lebanon
The day before an attack on the US Embassy on March 7, the Coordination Committee of the Iraqi Resistance had issued a statement warning that continued strikes on Beirut’s Dahiyeh area would elicit attacks against embassies and oil companies in the region. The ultimatum follows repeated Israeli strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel in Beirut’s southern suburbs after Hezbollah entered the war on March 2.
US embassy in Iraq targeted as airstrikes hit militia base
Iraq’s prime minister has called on security forces to pursue suspects responsible for firing projectiles near the US embassy in Baghdad on Saturday as the US-Israel war on Iran continued. Authorities also reported a deadly airstrike on positions belonging to the pro-Iran Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Nineveh province on Saturday, while parliament convened a closed session to address regional tensions. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Suda…
On the evening of Saturday, March 7, the U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital was hit by rocket fire. Katyusha rockets were used for strikes.
BAGDAD.- The U.S. embassy in Baghdad was again under attack this Saturday night, when air defence systems intercepted rockets fired at the diplomatic complex located in the Iraqi capital, security sources quoted by international agencies reported.The episode occurred in the midst of the regional escalation traversed by cross-attacks between Iran, the U.S. and Israel, and as security measures on U.S. diplomatic and military installations in the M…
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, located in the central Green Zone, a heavily protected area where many embassies are located, was attacked with rockets of unknown origin this Sunday that were repelled by the air legation defense system, which intercepted the attack.
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