The US Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has been hit in a missile attack, Iraqi security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
The attack caused smoke to rise from the embassy's building, the sources said, without providing details on the damage.
Saturday, 14 March 2026 08:41
By Reuters
The US Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has been hit in a missile attack, Iraqi security sources told Reuters on Saturday.
The attack caused smoke to rise from the embassy's building, the sources said, without providing details on the damage.

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