Drones attack United States diplomatic facility near Baghdad
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US hub in Iraq targeted overnight by Iranian drones, rockets
Eight overnight attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad’s International Airport, an Iraqi security official said on Sunday. Several waves of departures from the US facility occurred on Saturday from the airport, according to another Iraqi security source, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. “Eight separate attacks, carried out until dawn with rockets and drones, targeted the US centre,” the senior security official said, adding that...
SCMP WorldMarch 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM UTCDrone strike near Iraqi intelligence headquarters in Baghdad kills officer
One police officer killed in strike by 'outlaw groups' on headquarters of Iraqi National Intelligence Service.
Al JazeeraMarch 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM UTCPro-Iran Iraqi group says to pause U.S. embassy attacks, with conditions
Two drones also earlier targeted the US logistics centre at Baghdad International Airport, which houses military personnel and has been regularly targeted, according to a security official
The Hindu InternationalMarch 19, 2026 at 04:37 PM UTCDrone attacks hit near US embassy in Baghdad
Fires have broken out in Baghdad’s Green Zone after a drone swarm, purportedly launched by Iran-aligned groups.
Al JazeeraMarch 18, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTCFire at US embassy in Baghdad as security official reports drone and rocket strikes
Several loud explosions were heard on Tuesday evening in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, Agence France-Presse journalists reported, with a security official reporting a drone and rocket attack on the US embassy. In a restaurant in the city, where diners did not react to the initial sounds of the blasts, a witness said he saw detonations caused by the embassy’s air defences intercepting projectiles. Another witness saw a fire on the edge of the embassy grounds from her balcony, with the blaze also...
SCMP WorldMarch 17, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTCDrone strikes luxury hotel in Baghdad’s Green Zone, home to US embassy
A drone sparked a fire on Monday at a luxury hotel frequented by foreign diplomats in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone shortly before air defences foiled a rocket attack at the US embassy. The attacks came soon after the powerful Tehran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group announced that its senior security commander Abu Ali al-Askari had been killed, without providing details on the circumstances of his death. Iraq’s interior ministry said initially that “a projectile fell on the roof of the al-Rasheed...
SCMP WorldMarch 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM UTCDrone attack hits hotel in Baghdad, no injuries reported
Security sources also earlier said two Katyusha rockets were fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
The Hindu InternationalMarch 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTCIraq: US embassy complex in Baghdad hit by a drone strike
Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a drone strike and Tehran warned Emiratis to stay away from ports as it targets the world's energy supply lines. Details by Caroline Baum.
France 24 WorldMarch 14, 2026 at 02:12 PM UTCDrone attack on US diplomatic facility in Baghdad
A US diplomatic facility near Baghdad International Airport was attacked by drones, APA reports, citing Reuters
GDELTMarch 11, 2026 at 06:01 AM UTC