May 19, 2020 06:00 Asia/Tehran [Updated: May 19, 2020 06:05 Asia/Tehran]
  • Rocket hits green zone in Baghdad

One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday (May 19) morning, security sources told AFP, the first to target the high-security zone in weeks.

Iran Press/Middle East: The blast could be heard across the Iraqi capital and triggered security sirens at the US embassy compound but did not cause casualties, the sources confirmed.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

It follows more than two dozen similar attacks against American interests in Iraq since October that the US has blamed on Iran-backed groups among Iraq's security forces.

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