At Least 4 Rockets Explode Near US Embassy in Iraq’s Green Zone

At Least 4 Rockets Explode Near US Embassy in Iraq’s Green Zone
A general view shows the U.S. embassy across the Tigris river in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Jan. 3, 2020. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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Explosions have been reported in Baghdad’s heavily fortified international Green Zone, with at least four rockets falling near the U.S. Embassy in Iraq and other diplomatic facilities.

According to initial information from local reporters posted on social media, Iraqi security forces found the site of the rocket launch in the Muasker Al Rasheed neighborhood in Baghdad.
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