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US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad hit in missiles attack, security sources say

The missile strike on the U.S. Embassy helipad in Baghdad followed earlier attacks killing two Iran-backed militia members amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions.

  • The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warned American citizens to leave Iraq immediately due to escalating attacks by Iran-aligned militias across the country, including the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
  • Iran-Aligned terrorist militias have conducted indiscriminate attacks on U.S. citizens and targets associated with the United States throughout Iraq, according to the embassy statement.
  • Explosions struck the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after attacks reportedly killed two members of an Iran-backed group.
  • A missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound, and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the UAE amid ongoing tensions in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
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