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| Iraq | |
| 3 rockets landed near US embassy in central Baghdad. No casualties reported | |
| 2021-02-23 | |
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At least two rockets hit within the perimeter of the Green Zone, where the American and other foreign embassies are based, according to a statement by Iraq's security services. A security source told AFP at least one rocket hit the headquarters of Iraq's National Security Service near the US diplomatic mission. Others crashed into nearby residential districts, including a multi-storey parking complex in the neighbourhood of Harithiya, a witness told AFP. The attack comes one week after more than a dozen rockets targeted a military complex at the Arbil airport in northern Iraq, which hosts foreign troops from a US-led coalition helping Iraq fight jihadists since 2014. Two people were killed, including one foreign contractor based at the airport, who died immediately, and a civilian, who died of his wounds on Monday. On Saturday, another wave of rockets hit the al-Balad airbase north of Baghdad, where Iraq keeps most of the F-16s it has purchased from the US in recent years. Security sources said at least one local contractor for Sallyport, the US company that maintains the planes, was maimed. Related: Green Zone: 2021-01-31 More on the small bomb near the Israeli embassy in Delhi Green Zone: 2021-01-29 Iraqi forces destroy ISIS headquarters near Syrian border Green Zone: 2021-01-24 Counter-terror forces raid ISIS networks day after deadly Baghdad bombing killed at least 32, injured mare than 100 Related: Harithiya: 2016-03-11 Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 3 die Harithiya: 2010-08-24 2 killed, score injured in Iraq violence Harithiya: 2008-09-18 Iraq: Bomb attacks claim several victims in Baghdad Related: Balad airbase: 2020-01-13 Eight rockets hit Iraq's Balad Air Base today, wounding four Iraqi air force officers, Pompeo sez outraged Balad airbase: 2020-01-05 Iranian militias, US trade blows as tensions rise Balad airbase: 2019-08-23 Satellite firm releases images of Iraqi base destroyed by mystery blast | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ^ Well, since Joe didn't give a shit about 'Muricans dying in Benghazi, this isn't exactly strong leverage |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-02-23 11:20 |
| #1 Looking for more concessions from Joe? |
| Posted by: Tom 2021-02-23 11:12 |