Officials said the rocket attacks caused material damage but no casualties.
A number of rockets struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad early on Dec. 8 inside the international Green Zone of Iraq’s capital, according to officials, who noted the rocket attack caused material damage but no casualties.
What group was behind the rocket attack wasn’t immediately apparent, but Iranian-linked militias based in Iraq are believed to be responsible for the attack, an embassy spokesperson told NTD News.
The U.S. embassy said in a statement to NTD News that “two salvos of rockets” were fired at the mission compound at approximately 4:15 a.m. local time.
“We again call on the Government of Iraq, as we have done on many occasions, to do all in its power to protect diplomatic and Coalition partner personnel and facilities,” the U.S. embassy statement read. “We reiterate that we reserve the right to self-defense and to protect our personnel anywhere in the world.”
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