The US embassy complex in Baghdad in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AFP The US embassy complex in Baghdad in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AFP
The US embassy complex in Baghdad in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AFP
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Rockets targeting US embassy in Baghdad land inside city’s Green Zone

  • US officials blame Iran-backed militia for regular rocket attacks on US facilities in Iraq
  • No known Iran-backed groups have claimed responsibility and no casualties were reported

Topic |   Middle East
Reuters
Reuters

Updated: 3:41am, 21 Dec, 2020

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The US embassy complex in Baghdad in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AFP The US embassy complex in Baghdad in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AFP
The US embassy complex in Baghdad in the heavily fortified Green Zone, on the west bank of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Photo: AFP
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