SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Trump administration has warned Iraq that it will close its embassy in Baghdad if the government does not take swift and decisive action to end persistent rocket and other attacks by Iranian-backed militias and rogue armed elements on American and allied interests in the...
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least three rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday, Iraqi security officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month's anniversary of the slaying of an Iranian general draws n
Rockets landed near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, officials said, causing damage in the area. The Associated Press reportedthat two Katuysha rockets touched down in and around the Green Zone in Baghdad, an area that includes the embassy. The rockets fell near the building and in...
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Arab media reported that a military base at the US embassy in Baghdad was targeted by drones.Some Iraqi sources reported early Tuesday morning an airstrike on the Green Zone in Baghdad near US buildings. Sirens went off warning of drone attacks on the US embassy ...
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iraq’s anti-terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah says the US turned its embassy compound at the heavily fortified Green Zone in the center of Baghdad into a military and security command center, conspiring against the Iraqi nation.
President Trump on Wednesday added to the growing tension between the United States and Iran following a rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad early this week, warning against any additional strikes. The Sunday rocket attack, which included 21 mis
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have broken down the gate of the US embassy in Baghdad in an attempt to storm the compound - an attack Donald Trump has claimed was orchestrated by Iran. US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said the Pentagon was sending extra forces to support personnel at the e...
Dozens of Iraqi protesters furious over airstrikes that targeted Hezbollah positions have forced their way into the US embassy compound in Baghdad. Tear gas and sounds of gunfire were reported at the scene. The crowd was able to gain access to sections of the heavily-fortified Green Zone, smas...
across the Tigris River. It was the second such attack since May, when a rocket was fired into the Green Zone, landing near the sprawling U.S. Embassy compound. Such attacks have been blamed on Iranian-backed militias in Baghdad, some of whom want U.S. troops stationed in Iraq to ...