Rocket targeting US embassy in Baghdad intercepted

[Elderberry]

American Military News  July 06, 2020 Tribune News Service - Arab News

A rocket targeting the US embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone was intercepted by US Air defense systems with no claims of responsibility as of Sunday morning, Al-Arabiya News channel reported.

“The missile that was intercepted by the American embassy in Baghdad fell near a number of sit-in protesters close to the Green Zone area. It landed close to the bridge leading to the Green Zone itself,” Al Arabiya’s correspondent in Baghdad Majid Hamid confirmed.

There had been similar attacks on the Green Zone against American facilities in Iraq since October that the US blamed on Iran-backed factions among Iraq’s security forces.

Meanwhile, Turkey’s military operations in northern Iraq were condemned by Ahmed Mulla Talal, the spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, local daily The Baghdad Post reported.

“We strongly reject and condemn these actions that harm the close, long-standing relations between the two friendly nations,” Talal said in a statement.

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/07/rocket-targeting-us-embassy-in-baghdad-intercepted/

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Iraqi forces thwart attack aiming for Camp Taji, but child injured by rocket fired toward US Embassy

Military Times by Qassim Abdul-Zahra 7/5/2020

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/07/05/iraqi-forces-thwart-attack-aiming-for-camp-taji-but-child-injured-by-rocket-fired-toward-us-embassy/

The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child.

Iraqi officials said the embassy’s recently installed C-RAM air defense system may have attempted to intercept the rocket as the system was operational late Saturday. A recent spate of rocket attacks have struck close to the U.S. Embassy and targeted American troops in Iraqi bases. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

The rocket was launched late Saturday from the Ali Al-Saleh area of Baghdad and landed next to a house close to a local TV channel, the military statement said. A child suffered head injuries and the house was damaged.

Iraqi security forces say they also thwarted another attack north of Baghdad in the Umm al-Azam area aiming to hit Camp Taji, a training base used by U.S.-led coalition forces.

In March, two Americans and one British soldier were killed following a barrage of rockets on Camp Taji.

More at link.

[Chosen Daughter]

My guess.  Russia, Turkey or Iran.

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Don't try hijacking threads, @Chosen Daughter.

[Chosen Daughter]

Don't try hijacking threads, @Chosen Daughter.

Those are not the likely source?

[Mod2]

Those are not the likely source?

The warning referred to what Mod2 edited from that post. Heed the warning.