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Rockets and Drones Target US Embassy in Baghdad Amid Escalating Iran Conflict
At least five drones targeted the US embassy in Baghdad with some intercepted, marking the most intense Iran-linked assault amid escalating regional conflict.
- On March 17, rockets and at least five drones struck the U.S. embassy, Baghdad, with the C-RAM air defence system shooting down two drones while a third hit inside the compound.
- Amid the Iran–Israel–US war that began on Feb. 28, militias aligned with Tehran have attacked U.S. interests in Iraq, drawing the country into a proxy battleground, with attacks increasing since last month.
- Witnesses saw smoke rising after a projectile hit the al-Rasheed Hotel, Baghdad, and a separate strike on a house in al-Jadiriyah killed four people, including Iranian advisors.
- Iraqi security forces deployed across Baghdad and closed the Green Zone, Baghdad, while Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani vowed to 'hunt down the perpetrators of these acts and bring them to justice immediately'.
- Fighting entering its 18th day has produced cross-border incidents, with Iran striking UAE airspace causing a death in Abu Dhabi's Bani Yas area and hitting Fujairah's oil facility for a second day.
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There have been loud explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad following a rocket and drone attack on the US embassy. Eyewitnesses reported that the embassy's air defense was active and destroyed several drones.
An explosion echoed.
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