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At least eight Katyusha missiles hit the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad yesterday in an attack on the US embassy. The attack caused minor damage to the diplomatic mission complex, the Iraqi army and embassy said yesterday, quoted by Reuters.
The Iraqi army said in a statement that an “illegal group” had fired eight rockets. Most of them hit a residential complex and a checkpoint in the area, damaging buildings and cars and wounding an Iraqi soldier, the army said in a statement.
Sirens sounded at the US embassy, which is located in the “Green Zone,” where government buildings and foreign diplomatic missions are located. One of the missiles was diverted from the anti-missile system, a security official said. The US embassy condemned the attack and called on Iraqi political and government leaders to take steps to prevent such attacks and prosecute the perpetrators.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at least one Iraqi civilian was injured in the attack and he wished the injured a speedy recovery. US officials have blamed the Iranian-backed militia for regular rocket attacks on US sites in Iraq, including the embassy in Baghdad. So far, none of the known pro-Iranian groups have claimed responsibility for the attack, Reuters notes.
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