Three rockets slam directly into US embassy in Baghdad
- 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
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.