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Agence France-Presse

Three out of five rockets fired on Sunday directly hit the US embassy in Iraq’s capital, a security source told AFP, including one that slammed into a cafeteria at dinner time.
The US embassy did not immediately respond to AFP’s requests for comment, but a statement by Iraqi security forces earlier Sunday said there were no casualties in the attack.
The diplomatic mission, which lies in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone, has been regularly hit by rockets in recent months, but none of the attacks have been claimed.
Sunday’s attack was the second in a week on the embassy, after three rockets landed near the mission on January 20.

A US source separately told AFP that last Monday’s attack saw at least one rocket land near the deputy ambassador’s residence.
The attack on Sunday was the first time a direct hit was reported.
The attack took place earlier in the day than usual, with AFP reporters hearing the booms on the western bank of the river Tigris at precisely 7.30pm (1630 GMT).
Iraq security forces fire live rounds to disperse protesters, 4 killed
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Halbusi both condemned the attack, saying it risked dragging their homeland into war.
One month ago a rocket attack on a northern Iraqi base where US troops are stationed killed an American contractor.
In retaliation, the US carried out a strike on Kataeb Hezbollah, a hardline Iraqi armed faction that is part of the Hashed al-Shaabi military network, which has been incorporated into the Iraqi state.
At least 25 Kataeb Hezbollah fighters were killed in the December 29 strike and their supporters besieged the US embassy in retaliation.


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Three rockets slam directly into US embassy in Baghdad

The US embassy is seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AP Photo

FILE - In this Dec 31, 2019, file photo, protesters damage property inside the U.S. embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq. Iran has had its fingers in Iraq's politics for years, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Iraqi militia commander outside Baghdad has added new impetus to the effort, stoking anti-Americanism that Tehran now hopes it can exploit to help realize the goal of getting U.S. troops out of the country. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

Four killed as Iraq security forces fire live rounds to disperse protesters

Smoke rise from tear gas fired by security forces during clashes with anti-government protesters in Baghdad on Saturday. Photo: AP

Smoke rise from tear gas fired by security forces during clashes with anti-government protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the country's south early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi anti-government protesters carry black shields made out of metal drums, on which they had painted the words "Tahrir Shield Squad.", as they gather at al-Sinek bridge in the capital Baghdad on January 25, 2020. - Iraqi security forces cleared anti-government protesters from several streets and squares in Baghdad and the south today, authorities and AFP journalists said, sparking fears of a wider crackdown. It came a day after a volatile cleric Moqtada Sadr held his own mass rally to demand US troops leave Iraq and then said he would longer back the separate youth-dominated civil campaign demanding regime change since October. (Photo by SABAH ARAR / AFP)

Anti-government protester run during clashes with security forces in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the country's south early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Anti-government protesters run during clashes with security forces in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the country's south early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Six killed in Iraq and scores wounded as protests resume

An Iraqi demonstrator poses during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad on Monday. Photo: Reuters

A protester grabs a tear gas canister shot by security forces during clashes in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on Monday morning in Baghdad, killing three and wounding dozens of demonstrators, officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A statement by Iraqi security forces earlier Sunday said there were no casualties in the attack
The embassy has been a frequent target for missile attacks



A statement by Iraqi security forces earlier Sunday said there were no casualties in the attack.


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Three rockets slam directly into US embassy in Baghdad

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} A statement by Iraqi security forces earlier Sunday said there were no casualties in the attack The embassy has been a frequent target for missile attacks

A statement by Iraqi security forces earlier Sunday said there were no casualties in the attack

The embassy has been a frequent target for missile attacks