At least one rocket fell near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy and other diplomatic compounds in Iraq, according to reports, possibly marking the first attack on the facility in weeks.
The explosion set off sirens at the US Embassy compound on Tuesday morning, local media said, noting the rocket may have been fired from Baghdad’s west. No casualties have been reported in the incident.
Sounds of explosions heard in Baghdad’s Green Zone.
Sirens triggered. #Iraq— Baxtiyar Goran (@BaxtiyarGoran) May 18, 2020
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Source: RT