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Rocket Attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Largest in a Decade, General Says
December 23, 2020


WASHINGTON—The barrage of rockets launched on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Sunday was the most important assault on the capital’s Green Zone since 2010, numbering 21 missiles, the highest U.S. navy commander for the Middle East stated.

Iraq’s president has denounced the rocket firings as a “terrorist act” and stated that the concentrating on of diplomatic missions had tarnished the nation’s status.

An after-action evaluation by the U.S. Central Command, nonetheless, indicated the assault was a lot bigger than the eight rockets than the Iraqis initially reported.

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