3 rockets in direct hit on US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad: security source

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3 rockets in direct hit on US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad: security source

Three out of five rockets fired on Sunday directly hit the US embassy in Iraq's capital, a security source told AFP, including one that slammed into a cafeteria at dinner time.

 

The US embassy did not immediately respond to AFP's requests for comment, but a statement by Iraqi security forces earlier Sunday said there were no casualties in the attack.

 

The diplomatic mission, which lies in Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, has been regularly hit by rockets in recent months, but none of the attacks have been claimed.

 

Sunday's attack was the second in a week on the embassy, after three rockets landed near the mission on January 20.

A US source separately told AFP that last Monday's attack saw at least one rocket land near the deputy ambassador's residence.

The attack on Sunday was the first time a direct hit was reported.

 

The attack took place earlier in the day than usual, with AFP reporters hearing the booms on the western bank of the river Tigris at precisely 7:30pm (1630 GMT).

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Halbusi both condemned the attack, saying it risked dragging their homeland into war.

https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2020/01/26/rockets-hit-near-us-embassy-in-baghdad-security-sources

[kwg]

I wonder what the truth is to this attack?? Whom is responsible, what will the outcome be........this is a direct attack on US soil. Wars start over things like this.

Edited January 27, 2020 by kwg

[new york kevin]

The Iranian backed Iraqi militia group the PMF. No surprise since Sadr stopped supporting the Iraqi Pro Democracy anti foreign gov presence in Iraq movement. I wonder if US Forces will have some sort of OP anytime soon ? A definitive OP .

[wealthhound]

An absolutely horrible thing, thank God no lives were lost.

Playin' on VERY thin ice!!

[DinarThug]

Aircraft evacuated wounded from the US embassy in Baghdad due to a missile attack

 

27-01-2020 01:47 AM

 

 

AMON - Three of the five rockets that targeted the Green Zone in central Baghdad, Sunday, landed directly inside the US embassy campus, and one of them hit the restaurant at dinner time, according to a security source confirmed to "AFP".

In turn, an American source confirmed that rockets landed inside the campus of the American embassy in Baghdad.

He pointed to the heavy flight of American air in the skies of Baghdad and near the American embassy in the Green Zone after the attack.

He also confirmed the landing of helicopters at the embassy of the embassy, which evacuated a number of the wounded who were attacked.

In the same context, the agency "France Press" quoted a senior Iraqi official as confirming that at least one person was wounded, and it was not yet clear whether he was an American citizen or an Iraqi employee working in the mission.

The US diplomatic mission has come under several missile attacks in recent months, but Sunday's attack, the second in a week, was earlier than usual. This is the first time that a direct hit has been announced.

For his part, the American ambassador to Iraq informed Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, his country's strong condemnation of the bombing of the embassy building.

Abdul-Mahdi, in a statement issued on Sunday evening, denounced the targeting of the American embassy in Baghdad earlier Sunday, stressing that these actions are "condemned and out of law."

Abdul-Mahdi stressed that "these actions weaken the state and undermine its sovereignty and the sanctity of diplomatic missions on its soil."

And he considered that "the continuation of this unilateral and irresponsible behavior leads to harming the higher interests of the country and its relations with its friends and carries the whole country serious consequences and repercussions."

He added: "The government confirms its commitment to protect all diplomatic missions and take all necessary measures to achieve this."

And Abdul Mahdi called, "with all the good and responsible powers, to stand with the government in implementing the obligations of Iraq to stop such actions and expose its perpetrators and hold them accountable."

He disclosed that he had ordered the Iraqi forces to "deploy, search and investigate to prevent the recurrence of such attacks," and to arrest those who fired these rockets "in order to obtain his punishment before the judiciary."

And Abdul-Mahdi stressed that "these actions could drag Iraq into a battlefield, especially at a time when the government started measures to implement the House of Representatives decision to withdraw foreign forces from the country." (Arabic)

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[siberian_shaddow]

Much Appreciated Thugs, They talk tough talk but they send rockets from a distants. Because they know there know match, cockroaches and lowlifes. They have zeroed in on the main part of the embassy now. Well its about time for another drone strike,  because were not leaving. 

[DinarThug]

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Much Appreciated Thugs, They talk tough talk but they send rockets from a distants. Because they know there know match

Wtf ? First Of All SS - Let Me Know When Ur Ready For Some Much Needed Makeup Highlights So That We Can Try To See Ur Shadowy Face !  

 

 

And Second Of All - Ur Spot On With Ur Observation As Usual ...

 

 

After the bombing of the embassy in Baghdad, a Republican deputy calls for targeting Iran

Last update: Monday, 2 Jumada II 1441 AH - January 27, 2020 KSA 06:57 - GMT 03:57

Publication date: Monday 2 Jumada II 1441 AH - January 27, 2020 KSA 06:12 - GMT 03:12

 

Source: Bandar Al-Doshi - Washington   
 

 

Michelle Waltz

 

Rep. Michael Waltz

 

✔@RepMichaelWaltz

 

 

Iranian backed militias will not stop attacking Americans across the Middle East unless we directly raise the costs for #Iran. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1221590913522315264 …

The Hill

 

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Rocket fire hits US embassy compound in Iraq: reports http://hill.cm/7OzVRNe 

 

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6:43 PM - Jan 26, 2020

 

The US Congressman, Republican, Michelle Waltz called for directly targeting Iran to force its militias to stop targeting American forces. "The Iranian-backed militias will not stop attacking Americans across the Middle East unless we raise costs to Iran," he said on his Twitter account. (In reference to Iran paying the price for its actions).

Three of the five rockets that targeted the Green Zone in central Baghdad , on Sunday evening, landed right inside the campus of the American embassy, and one of them hit the restaurant at dinner time, according to a security source confirmed to "AFP".

Rockets inside the embassy campus

In turn, an American source confirmed to Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath channels that rockets had fallen inside the campus of the American embassy in Baghdad. The correspondent of the "Al-Arabiya" and "Al-Hadath" channels pointed to the heavy flight of American air in the skies of Baghdad and near the American embassy in the Green Zone after the attack. He also confirmed the landing of helicopters at the embassy airport, which evacuated a number of those injured in the attack.

In the same context, the agency "France Press" quoted a senior Iraqi official as confirming that at least one person was wounded, and it was not yet clear whether he was an American citizen or an Iraqi employee working in the mission.

The US diplomatic mission has come under several missile attacks in recent months, but Sunday's attack, the second in a week, was earlier than usual. This is the first time that a direct hit has been announced.

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[Kenny_Logins]

Now's not the time to hit back. A few more events and attacks need to happen first, but it'll be soon.

[Ziggy]

Agree with you on that one Kenny_Logins. They will reap what they sow! In time these killers will be put to sleep!

Edited January 27, 2020 by Ziggy

[jscrossroads]

Crazy thing is that I had a vivid dream last night that we bombed Iran. 

[DinarThug]

30 minutes ago, jscrossroads said:

Crazy thing is that I had a vivid dream last night that we bombed Iran. 

Ok - Well The Penthouse Forums Letters About Vivid Dreams Is Located In The Adult Content Section !  

 

      

[DinarThug]

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The US State Department comments on targeting its embassy in Iraq and sending a message to the Baghdad government

 

 

 

1/27/2020 8:35 AM

 

 

The United States has commented on targeting its travel in Iraq, calling for the protection of American diplomatic facilities, after three missiles hit the US embassy in Baghdad.

"We call on the government of Iraq to fulfill its obligations to protect our diplomatic facilities," a State Department spokesman said in a statement. "Since September, there have been more than 14 attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed factions against American employees in Iraq," he added. "The security situation remains tense, and the Iranian-backed armed groups continue to pose a threat. Therefore, we remain vigilant.

At least one person was wounded by three of the five rockets that targeted Sunday evening the Green Zone in central Baghdad, inside the embassy campus," he added. The American directly, and one of them hit the restaurant at dinner time, a senior Iraqi official confirmed to AFP. The American diplomatic mission has been subjected to several missile attacks in recent months, but Sunday's attack, the second in a week, was earlier than usual. This is the first time that a direct hit has been announced.

[DinarThug]

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Al-Halbousi: Repeated bombing of the American embassy violates Iraqi sovereignty and its repercussions are serious

 

 

 

 

1/26/2020 11:36 PM

 

 

Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi condemned, today, Sunday, the repeated attacks on the American embassy in central Baghdad, usually these and similar incidents that offend the Iraqi state.

Al-Halbousi said in a statement, received by the Al-Furat News Agency, that "the repeated missile strikes that the American embassy is exposed to in central Baghdad is unacceptable, and an act that offends the reputation of Iraq and weakens the state and undermines its sovereignty, in addition to that it is an act that contradicts international norms and agreements

He added that "the continuation of these attacks without deterrence harms the higher interests of Iraq and its diplomatic relations with its friends, and it carries serious repercussions that must be avoided in these circumstances, stressing his refusal that Iraq be a party to any conflict, or an arena for settling international accounts

The Speaker of the House of Representatives pointed out that "any attack on any foreign representation is an attack on the entity and prestige of the Iraqi state, and the security services should take their role by pursuing outlaws and uncovering the authorities that carry out these attacks, again calling on the government to abide by its legal obligations to "protect the headquarters of missions Diplomacy

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Al-Halbousi: Repeated bombing of the American embassy violates Iraqi sovereignty and its repercussions are serious

 

 

 

 

1/26/2020 11:36 PM

 

 

Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi condemned, today, Sunday, the repeated attacks on the American embassy in central Baghdad, usually these and similar incidents that offend the Iraqi state.

Al-Halbousi said in a statement, received by the Al-Furat News Agency, that "the repeated missile strikes that the American embassy is exposed to in central Baghdad is unacceptable, and an act that offends the reputation of Iraq and weakens the state and undermines its sovereignty, in addition to that it is an act that contradicts international norms and agreements

He added that "the continuation of these attacks without deterrence harms the higher interests of Iraq and its diplomatic relations with its friends, that must be avoided in these circumstances, stressing his refusal that Iraq be a party to any conflict, or an arena for settling international accounts

The Speaker of the House of Representatives pointed out that "any attack on any foreign representation is an attack on the entity and prestige of the Iraqi state, and the security services should take their role by pursuing outlaws and uncovering the authorities that carry out these attacks, again calling on the government to abide by its legal obligations to "protect the headquarters of missions Diplomacy

 

"Ya right ............. more  and Blah, Blah, Blah from Parliament Speaker Al - Halbousi ..... "and it carries serious repercussions" ....... that sounds pretty "serious" and threatening ...............what is the Iranian Puppet Parliament Speaker, Al - Halousi going to do ?? ........... Oh, oh  that's  right, we are going to take a 6 week "recess" aka "vacation" for the next 6 weeks and do nothing ..............

 

Semper Fi

 

Show me 'da

[DinarThug]

6 minutes ago, Hotcurl said:

Ya right ............. more  and Blah, Blah, Blah from Parliament Speaker Al - Halbousi ..... "and it carries serious repercussions" ....... that sounds pretty "serious" and threatening ...............what is the Iranian Puppet Parliament Speaker, Al - Halousi going to do ?? ...........

 

 

 

     

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6 hours ago, DinarThug said:

siberian_shaddow

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Wtf ? First Of All SS - Let Me Know When Ur Ready For Some Much Needed Makeup Highlights So That We Can Try To See Ur Shadowy Face !  

 

 

And Second Of All - Ur Spot On With Ur Observation As Usual ...

 

 

After the bombing of the embassy in Baghdad, a Republican deputy calls for targeting Iran

Last update: Monday, 2 Jumada II 1441 AH - January 27, 2020 KSA 06:57 - GMT 03:57

Publication date: Monday 2 Jumada II 1441 AH - January 27, 2020 KSA 06:12 - GMT 03:12

 

Source: Bandar Al-Doshi - Washington   
 

 

Michelle Waltz

 

Rep. Michael Waltz

 

✔@RepMichaelWaltz

 

 

Iranian backed militias will not stop attacking Americans across the Middle East unless we directly raise the costs for #Iran. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1221590913522315264 …

The Hill

 

✔@thehill

 

Rocket fire hits US embassy compound in Iraq: reports http://hill.cm/7OzVRNe 

 

372

6:43 PM - Jan 26, 2020

 

The US Congressman, Republican, Michelle Waltz called for directly targeting Iran to force its militias to stop targeting American forces. "The Iranian-backed militias will not stop attacking Americans across the Middle East unless we raise costs to Iran," he said on his Twitter account. (In reference to Iran paying the price for its actions).

Three of the five rockets that targeted the Green Zone in central Baghdad , on Sunday evening, landed right inside the campus of the American embassy, and one of them hit the restaurant at dinner time, according to a security source confirmed to "AFP".

Rockets inside the embassy campus

In turn, an American source confirmed to Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath channels that rockets had fallen inside the campus of the American embassy in Baghdad. The correspondent of the "Al-Arabiya" and "Al-Hadath" channels pointed to the heavy flight of American air in the skies of Baghdad and near the American embassy in the Green Zone after the attack. He also confirmed the landing of helicopters at the embassy airport, which evacuated a number of those injured in the attack.

In the same context, the agency "France Press" quoted a senior Iraqi official as confirming that at least one person was wounded, and it was not yet clear whether he was an American citizen or an Iraqi employee working in the mission.

The US diplomatic mission has come under several missile attacks in recent months, but Sunday's attack, the second in a week, was earlier than usual. This is the first time that a direct hit has been announced.

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Much Appreciated Thugs, your right i could probably use some highlights, but we all cant be as bright and colorful as you. Just so you know your my favorite clown, keep bringing the good stuff. GM DV

 

[Donziman]

As long as the largest block in parliament is run by the iranian government

and Maliki is still on the loose supporting the Popular mobilization militia with

money and arms,nothing is going to change unless we (US) take drastic action.

Anyone remember pres. Bush and the SURGE....?

[DinarThug]

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Legal expert: Iraq is under international sanctions due to the attack on the American embassy

 

 

 

27th January, 2020

 

 

Legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, revealed the sanctions that threaten Iraq after the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad.

Al-Tamimi told Al-Ikhbaria that, “According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Work and Diplomatic Relations of 1961, Iraq is obligated and is a signatory to this agreement to protect embassies and consulates because it is part of the soil of the country to which they belong.”

He added, "Every agreement is deposited with a copy of it, in the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. Here, the United Nations has the right to impose sanctions on the country violating this agreement, as happened in 1979 when the United Nations imposed sanctions on Iran and a large financial fine by a decision of the International Court of Justice United Nations against the background of the events of the US embassy in Iran and the detention of staff.

He continued, "Iraq is threatened by these sanctions with these attacks because it is the duty of Iraq to protect these embassies ... As we said the embassy ... is part of the soil of the country to which it belongs and therefore this attack is a threat to peace and international security ... Iraq may return to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations And international guardianship."

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Foreign Ministry condemns the bombing of the American embassy in Baghdad

 

 

 

27th January, 2020

 

 

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned the bombing of the American embassy in the capital, Baghdad, with three Katyusha rockets yesterday.

The ministry said in a statement that Al-Akhbariya received a copy of it.

She added, "While the Ministry stresses its disapproval of this violent act condemned by law and custom, it affirms that it is most keen on preserving the sanctity of all diplomatic missions operating in Iraq, in compliance with the provisions of the Vienna Agreement to regulate diplomatic relations between countries of the world, and in the interests of bilateral relations, and care for interests." Mutually exclusive."

It indicated that "Iraq affirms that such actions will not affect the level of strategic relations between Baghdad and Washington, which are witnessing an improvement in the way of achieving the aspirations of the two friendly peoples, and that the relevant security authorities have embarked on their investigative procedures to detect the perpetrators and bring them to justice to prevent the recurrence of such These violations, which could lead Iraq to be a battleground for external parties."

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2 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

He continued, "Iraq is threatened by these sanctions with these attacks because it is the duty of Iraq to protect these embassies ... As we said the embassy ... is part of the soil of the country to which it belongs and therefore this attack is a threat to peace and international security ... Iraq may return to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations And international guardianship."

 

YYYEEEAAAHHH BBBAAABBBYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Spanc(tion) THEE Bicraqi Iraqi HARD!!!

 

NO MO "allowing" The United States Of America Service Men And Women AND State Department Personnel AND The United States Of America Citizens TO BE EXPOSED TO HARM DUE TO THEE Bicraqi Iraqi AND Insanians to INCLUDE The Insanian IRGC AND Mu lah lahs!!!

 

FIRE IN THEE HOLE, er, UNDER THEIR HIDES!!!

 

Go Moola Nova!

[DinarThug]

An international diplomatic mission in Baghdad comments on the bombing of the Washington embassy: This is an unimaginable provocation!

2020-01-27

 

 

Yassin Iraq: Baghdad

 

Canadian Ambassador to Baghdad Ulrike Shannon yesterday commented on the bombing of the American embassy in Baghdad with Katyusha rockets.

Responding to the urgent news of an Arab channel on the Twitter platform about denouncing the US ambassador to Baghdad, the bombing of his country's embassy, Shannon said, “I add my condemnation, those who fire rockets over residential neighborhoods in Baghdad only want to pour fuel on the fire, a provocation that does not Thank him.

 

Ulric Shannon 

 

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أضيف صوتي إستنكاراً. أولئك الذين يطلقون صواريخ فوق أحياء سكنية في بغداد لا يريدون إلا صبّ الوقود على النار. هو استفزاز لا يحمد عقباه. https://twitter.com/alarabiya_brk/status/1221538442863087617 …

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السفير الأميركي في العراق يستنكر قصف سفارة بلاده في بغداد #العربية_عاجل https://www.alarabiya.net 

 

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Today, Monday, the US State Department called on the Iraqi authorities to protect American diplomatic facilities in Iraq, after targeting its embassy in Baghdad yesterday evening.

The ministry said in a statement seen by "Yassin Iraq", that what it described as "Iranian militias in Iraq, continues to threaten the security of the country", stressing that "more than 14 attacks by Iran and the militias loyal to it on Americans in Iraq since September", according to Her expression.

The State Department added, "The situation in Iraq remains worsening, because the militias supported by Iran still pose a threat to security."

On Sunday, the Security Media Cell announced that 5 Katyusha rockets had landed in the Green Zone without causing any losses.

The cell said, in a statement received by "Yassin Iraq", that "five Katyusha rockets landed in the Green Zone without losses."

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[DinarThug]

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Moscow comments about the bombing of the American embassy in Baghdad

 

1/27/2020 12:06 PM

 

The Russian Foreign Ministry, commenting on the bombing of the American embassy in Baghdad yesterday, said that the local authorities must provide security for all diplomatic agencies.
 

"The security of any diplomatic establishment must definitely be guaranteed. We do not consider that it is permissible to go outside and (exceed) this standard," Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said in press statements today.

 

It is noteworthy that five (unknown source) missiles fell on Sunday in the Green Zone in central Baghdad, and that one of them fell in the vicinity of the American embassy. 

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[DinarThug]

Tight security measures around the US consulate in Erbil after targeting the embassy in Baghdad 

 

 

Security 01/27/2020 11:25 699 Editor: gf   

Baghdad today - Erbil

 

A security source revealed, on Monday (January 27, 2020), the imposition of tight security precautions in the vicinity of the American consulate, in the Ain Kawa region, in the Erbil governorate, after targeting the US embassy in Baghdad, with five missiles. 

The source said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), "The protection of the consulate and Asayish who are in the region took strict measures to protect the consulate and its environs and the rest of the American interests inside Erbil." 

He added, "The American bases in the Kurdistan region are protected by anti-missile platforms," adding that "even the missiles that bombed Iran did not cause losses inside the bases because of the large fortifications that the forces are taking."

The source pointed out that "the President of the Kurdistan Region delivered a previous message to the Iranian government, asking it not to engage the region in this ongoing conflict, in order to maintain relations between the two parties in all respects, and he has received an invitation to visit Tehran in the coming days."

On Sunday, the Security Media Cell announced that 5 Katyusha rockets had landed in the Green Zone without causing any losses.

And the cell said, in a statement received (Baghdad today), that "five Katyusha rockets fell on the Green Zone without losses."

Then, the caretaker head, Adel Abdul Mahdi, yesterday ordered the security forces to search and investigate to prevent a recurrence of the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad.

In addition, the League of the Righteous, Asaib, on Monday (January 27, 2020), repudiated the targeting of the American embassy in Baghdad, stressing that the resistance factions dispensed with "Katyusha" missiles.

"Once again, we confirm that the latest missile strike against the (evil) embassy in Baghdad is not the work of the Iraqi resistance factions," the military spokesman for Al-Asaib, Jawad al-Talibawi, said in a statement received (Baghdad Today).

He added, "We have confirmed earlier that the resistance factions will not target embassies and diplomatic missions in Iraq."

Al-Tulaibawi pointed out that "the missiles used in the bombing are among the weapons that the resistance factions have dispensed with for years."

He continued, "We previously confirmed that our response to the assassination of Haj Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is no less than the level of the Islamic Republic's response to the assassination of Haj Qassem Soleimani."

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[DinarThug]

Iraqi Foreign Ministry: Bombing the American embassy in Baghdad will not affect our relations with Washington

 

 

Politics 01/27/2020 12:58 1192 Editor: gf    

Baghdad today - Baghdad 

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned, on Monday (January 27, 2020) the bombing of the American embassy in Baghdad, while stressing that relations with Washington were not affected by "these acts."

And the ministry, in a statement, expressed its "categorical rejection", and its condemnation of "the aggression that targeted the US embassy by bombing Katyusha missiles . " 

She expressed "her disapproval of this violent act condemned legally and customarily," stressing that she is "most keen on preserving the sanctity of all diplomatic missions operating in Iraq, in compliance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention to regulate diplomatic relations between countries of the world, and in the interest of bilateral relations, and in the care of mutual interests of all." .

And she saw that "such actions will not affect the level of strategic relations between Baghdad and Washington, which are witnessing an improvement on the path of achieving the aspirations of the two friendly peoples," adding that "the relevant security authorities have embarked on their investigative procedures to detect the perpetrators and bring them to justice to prevent the recurrence of such Violations: which could lead Iraq to be a battleground for external parties. "

On Sunday, the Security Media Cell announced that 5 Katyusha rockets had landed in the Green Zone without causing any losses. 

And the cell said, in a statement received (Baghdad today), that "five Katyusha rockets fell on the Green Zone without losses." 

Then, the caretaker head, Adel Abdul Mahdi, yesterday ordered the security forces to search and investigate to prevent a recurrence of the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad.

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