Drone hits US embassy in Baghdad as Iran-backed groups stage attacks
Tehran-backed militias have been attacking US interests in Iraq in retaliation for the US-Israel war on Iran
An explosion was heard in Baghdad early Wednesday, an Agence France-Presse journalist said, as Iraqi officials reported a drone and rocket attack targeting the US embassy.
The latest explosion came hours after multiple blasts were heard across the Iraqi capital, where a witness said he saw detonations likely caused by air defences intercepting projectiles over the embassy.
Diners at a restaurant in the city seemed undisturbed by the initial sounds of the blasts.
Another witness saw a fire on the edge of the embassy grounds from her balcony, and a security official said the blaze was caused by a drone.
Eyewitness footage of drone attacks on US embassy in Iraq
“The embassy was the target of a drone and rocket attack,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.