A rocket has struck a checkpoint inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, killing one Iraqi soldier and injuring another, Iraq’s security forces have confirmed. It struck some 50 meters from the gates to the US Embassy, media reports say.
Two rockets were reportedly fired into the heavily fortified Green Zone area of Baghdad on Wednesday night. Iraqi military sources confirmed one soldier was killed and another wounded, but did not elaborate.
Breaking: My security sources inside the Green Zone just confirmed: attack rockets or mortars landed near the U.S embassy in #Baghdad and hit the checkpoint , an Iraqi soldier was killed ، some 50 meters from the Embassy gates, near Babylon market
Earlier this week, several rockets hit Camp Taji, a US military base 27km north of Baghdad, where US troops are stationed. No casualties were reported.
