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Iraqi police sources said four Katyusha rockets landed on the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, and security officials said the attack was targeting the US embassy.
Sirens sounded from the US embassy in the area, which also includes government buildings and foreign missions.
A security source said at least four rockets were fired and some landed near the US embassy.
In a statement, the Iraqi army confirmed that four Katyusha rockets had landed within the Green Zone, adding that they were fired from the Al-Alf Dar area in New Baghdad. and did not mention any further details.
Army footage showed a rocket launcher attached to the back of a pickup that caught fire.
Two diplomatic sources based in the Green Zone said they heard the sound of an anti-missile system being installed to defend the US embassy. A source said the explosions shook buildings.
A police source and medical sources said that two Iraqi civilians were injured in the attack after one of the rockets hit a street leading to the Green Zone.
A group of Iranian-backed Iraqi armed factions announced in October that it would suspend missile strikes against US forces, provided the Iraqi government provided a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces.
A spokesman for Kataib Hezbollah, one of the most powerful Iran-backed factions in Iraq, said there was no specific time limit for the government to implement the decision. He added that if US forces insisted on staying, the factions would launch more violent attacks.
The announcement of the suspension of missile strikes came after Washington, which is slowly reducing its forces in Iraq, threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad if the Iraqi government did not stop the Iranian-backed factions that launched attacks against the American interests with missiles and bombs on the roads.
Today’s attack may be an indication that Iranian-backed factions have decided to resume attacks on US bases, a move that puts further pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his efforts to contain armed factions.
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Iraqi police sources said four Katyusha rockets landed on the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, and security officials said the attack was targeting the US embassy.
Sirens sounded from the US embassy in the area, which also includes government buildings and foreign missions.
A security source said at least four rockets were fired and some landed near the US embassy.
In a statement, the Iraqi army confirmed that four Katyusha rockets had landed within the Green Zone, adding that they were fired from the Al-Alf Dar area in New Baghdad. and did not mention any further details.
Army footage showed a rocket launcher attached to the back of a van that caught fire.
Two diplomatic sources based in the Green Zone said they heard the sound of an anti-missile system being installed to defend the US embassy. A source said the explosions shook buildings.
A police source and medical sources said that two Iraqi civilians were injured in the attack after one of the rockets hit a street leading to the Green Zone.
A group of Iranian-backed Iraqi armed factions announced in October that they would suspend missile strikes against US forces, provided the Iraqi government provided a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces.
A spokesman for Kataib Hezbollah, one of the most powerful Iran-backed factions in Iraq, said there was no specific time limit for the government to implement the decision. He added that if US forces insisted on staying, the factions would launch more violent attacks.
The announcement of the suspension of missile strikes came after Washington, which is slowly reducing its forces in Iraq, threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad if the Iraqi government did not stop the Iranian-backed factions that launched attacks against the American interests with missiles and bombs on the roads.
Today’s attack may be an indication that Iranian-backed factions have decided to resume attacks on American bases, a move that puts further pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his efforts to contain armed factions.
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