Rockets Strike Iraq’s Green Zone as Deadlocked Parliament Meets

Iraqi security forces block a road leading to the Green Zone in Baghdad as lawmakers gather for their fourth attempt this year to elect a new state president, Iraq, on Oct. 13, 2022. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

BAGHDAD—Nine rockets landed on Thursday around the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign missions, the military said, shortly before parliament began a session to elect a new president amid a protracted political deadlock.

Several members of the security forces were injured in the attack, the military statement said without giving more details.