2 missiles fall near US forces in Baghdad

A United States diplomatic facility in Baghdad came under attack late on Tuesday but there are no reports of casualties, a damage assessment is underway, a US embassy spokesperson said in a statement yesterday, Reuters reported.

Security sources said two rockets had fallen at around 11pm on Tuesday near US forces stationed near Baghdad airport at the Camp Victory base.

“At approximately 23:00 on Tuesday, September 10, there was an attack at the Baghdad Diplomatic Services Compound, a U.S. diplomatic facility,” the embassy statement said.

“Fortunately, there are no reported casualties, and we are assessing the damage and its cause. Our assessment is ongoing,” it said.

Kataib Hezbollah, one of Iraq’s Iran-backed armed factions, said the timing of the attack was clearly designed to disrupt a visit to Iraq by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that began yesterday.

The group called on Iraqi security forces to investigate the attack and to determine who is responsible.

Iraq, a rare regional partner of both the United States and Iran, hosts 2,500 US troops and also has Iran-backed armed factions linked to its security forces.

Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq have repeatedly attacked US troops in the Middle East since the Israeli war on Gaza began last year.

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