US EditionRockets and Drones Target US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Escalating Iran Conflict
At least five drones targeted the US embassy in Baghdad with some intercepted, marking the most intense Iran-linked assault amid escalating regional conflict.
- On March 17, rockets and at least five drones struck the U.S. embassy, Baghdad, with the C-RAM air defence system shooting down two drones while a third hit inside the compound.
- Amid the Iran–Israel–US war that began on Feb. 28, militias aligned with Tehran have attacked U.S. interests in Iraq, drawing the country into a proxy battleground, with attacks increasing since last month.
- Witnesses saw smoke rising after a projectile hit the al-Rasheed Hotel, Baghdad, and a separate strike on a house in al-Jadiriyah killed four people, including Iranian advisors.
- Iraqi security forces deployed across Baghdad and closed the Green Zone, Baghdad, while Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani vowed to 'hunt down the perpetrators of these acts and bring them to justice immediately'.
- Fighting entering its 18th day has produced cross-border incidents, with Iran striking UAE airspace causing a death in Abu Dhabi's Bani Yas area and hitting Fujairah's oil facility for a second day.
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Gulf Arab nations faced more missile and drone fire Tuesday from Iran, which has been targeting regional oil infrastructure. Israel also launched new strikes on Iran and Lebanon. In Iraq, officials say drones hit the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, where an Associated Press journalist saw a massive fire.
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Drone attack targets U.S. embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard
Drone attack targets U.S. embassy in Baghdad, explosion heard | 18 March 2026 | A drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad and an explosion was heard in the area, security sources said early on Wednesday, a day after a series of strikes. Security sources had said on Tuesday that rocket and drone attacks had targeted the embassy, triggering sirens with an explosion heard near the diplomatic compound. At least three explosive dro…
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